LONDON (Reuters) -Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show “Father Ted”, went on trial in London on Thursday, accused by prosecutors of “relentlessly” posting abusive comments online about a trans woman.

Linehan, who has been a vocal critic of transgender activism in recent years, made headlines when he was arrested this week at London’s Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to posts about transgender issues on X, in a separate case.

In the case at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Linehan, 57, has been charged with harassment and criminal damage following an incident at a conference last October involving a then 17-year-old trans woman, Sophia Brooks. He is accused of damaging her phone and crossing a line into harassment.

Brooks told the court she

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