UK court clears comedy writer of damaging transgender activist's phone

Linehan co-created the popular 1990s sitcom "Father Ted" but has more recently become well-known for his gender critical views. A court in November cleared him of harassing the activist, Sophia Brooks, who had accused him of sending "abusive and vindictive messages" on social media. But the court found him guilty of damaging her phone. An appeal judge at London's Southwark Crown Court on Friday quashed that conviction for damage after a two-day hearing. "Having considered all the evidence before us...