Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has said that police have informed his lawyers that he will face "no further action" after being arrested in London on suspicion of inciting violence over social media posts about trans issues.
In a post on social media, the 57-year-old said that the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case.
Mr Linehan was arrested at Heathrow Airport last month on suspicion of inciting violence.
He had just arrived in Britain from Arizona in the United States.
He said his arrest was in relation to three social media posts.
One read: "If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls."
The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of the arrest at Heathrow in September. After a successful hearing to get my bail conditions lifted (one which the police officer in charge of the case didn't even bother to attend) the Crown…
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) October 20, 2025
In a statement on X, Mr Linehan said: "The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of the arrest at Heathrow in September.
"After a successful hearing to get my bail conditions lifted (one which the police officer in charge of the case didn't even bother to attend) the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case.
"With the aid of the Free Speech Union, I still aim to hold the police accountable for what is only the latest attempt to silence and suppress gender critical voices on behalf of dangerous and disturbed men."
The Free Speech Union said that it plans to sue the Metropolitan Police for "wrongful arrest".
"We've instructed a top flight team of lawyers to sue the Met for wrongful arrest, among other things," it said in a statement on X.
"After weeks of police bail - subject to unlawful conditions, including a ban on posting on X - officers have told @Glinner that prosecutors say there isn’t sufficient evidence to support any charges.
"That shouldn’t have been a surprise since opposing trans ideology is not a crime. Throughout this probe, the police have behaved like activists, not impartial upholders of the law.
"Rather than inviting Graham for an interview in September, the Met sent five armed police officers to arrest him at Heathrow Airport.
"So, we’re not stopping here. Police forces cannot continue to suppress lawful free speech without facing consequences.
"We’ve instructed a top flight team of lawyers to sue the Met for wrongful arrest, among other things.
"Graham deserves an apology but, more importantly, the police need to be taught a lesson that they cannot allow themselves to be continually manipulated by woke activists."
No more investigatations into 'non-crime hate incidents'
In a statement, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said that "we understand the concern around this case. The Commissioner has been clear he doesn't believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position.
"As a result, the Met will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents. We believe this will provide clearer direction for officers, reduce ambiguity and enable them to focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.
"These incidents will still be recorded and used as valuable pieces of intelligence to establish potential patterns of behaviour or criminality.
"We will continue to investigate and arrest those who commit hate crimes - allowing us to comply with statutory guidance while focusing our resources on criminality and public protection."
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