Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but convicted of damaging phone

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London.  Picture: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a transgender activist on social media but found guilty of criminal damage of their mobile phone outside a conference in London last year.

The 57-year-old flew in from Arizona to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in person on Tuesday where judgment was delivered by District Judge Briony Clarke.