Moment trans activist who accused Graham Linehan of harassment - only for the comedian to be cleared - is arrested outside court

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"A transgender activist who accused Father Ted co-writer Graham Linehan of harassment has been arrested outside court over a separate case.
Former police officer Lynsay Watson was detained by officers near Manchester Civil Justice Centre, with pictures of the appearance outside court widely shared online.
Former PC Watson was sacked by Leicestershire Police for gross misconduct in 2023 after allegedly harassing a free speech campaigner and critic of gender ideology.
Watson appeared for an oral permissions hearing for judicial review of a Cambridgeshire Police decision not to prosecute Helen Joyce for misgendering another trans activist, Freda Wallace.

Watson was arrested after the hearing on the basis of outstanding arrest warrants for online harassment.

The ex-police officer was previously accused of reporting Linehan to police over posts on X that prompted the writer's arrest at Heathrow airport last September.
Linehan later had action against him dropped. He was convicted last November, in a different case, of criminal damage after throwing a phone belonging to 18-year-old Sophia Brooks, though was cleared of harassment.
Watson had posted on X under the account name 'SEEN police OFFICIAL Open Public Network' before this was suspended. A subsequent similar account on rival platform Bluesky also no longer exists.
Former police officer Lynsay Watson is seen holding a cover to the face while being arrested outside Manchester Civil Justice Centre on February 12 2026

Former police officer Lynsay Watson is seen holding a cover to the face while being arrested outside Manchester Civil Justice Centre on February 12 2026
Father Ted co-creator and comedy writer Graham Linehan, pictured at an appearance at the US Capitol in Washington DC on February 4 2026, has criticised Watson online

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Watson is alleged to have harassed computer games writer and pro-Scottish independence campaigner Stuart Campbell, whose account on X goes by the title Wings Over Scotland.
Mr Campbell wrote in posts to his 82,200 followers: 'So, some good news. After months of avoiding arrest warrants by hiding, disgraced former policeman and serial plaguer of gender-critical people Lynsay Watson was finally apprehended this week at Manchester Civil Justice Centre, on suspicion of criminal harassment against me.
'He was at the court pursuing one of his countless attempts to get gender-critical people imprisoned, Wings got wind of it in advance, and we alerted Greater Manchester Police who went there and arrested him on an outstanding warrant from a complaint I made last year.'
Mr Campbell added that Watson was questioned then released on bail.
Meanwhile, 57-year-old Linehan shared messages on his own X account, which has 653,400 recorded followers.
Linehan posted: 'Finally! This is the guy who got me arrested at the airport, finding out.'
He then added, amid further posts picturing Watson: 'Hope it was worth it, pal.'
Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for comment.

Watson was sacked for gross misconduct by Leicestershire Constabulary in October 2023 after trolling another free speech campaigner online, branding him a woman beater and a Nazi.
Watson has also been behind a large number of legal challenges related to gender and trans rights, including against three police forces, British Transport Police Federation and the Ministry of Defence.
Watson sent former police officer Harry Miller more than 1,200 messages over an 18-month period, describing him as a fascist and a bigot and labelled his campaign group Fair Cop 'domestic terrorists'.
Ex-PC Watson targeted Mr Miller because his views about gender identity were 'in direct contradiction to her own' a police misconduct panel was told.
In the messages Watson made 'factual assertions that Mr Miller was violent towards women'.
The panel heard Watson initially sent messages as a police officer - prompting Mr Miller to complain to Leicestershire Police.
Watson spoke to a senior officer who advised to post anonymously instead using a pseudonym, a disciplinary panel was told."


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