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Former SNP council leader jailed for sexual offences against boys

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RoyalCorgi · 06/05/2026 14:16

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/jordan-linden-former-snp-council-leader-jailed-sexual-offences-young-men-boys

From the Guardian story:

Jordan Linden, once considered a rising star in the SNP, was convicted of five sexual assaults on young men after a trial at Falkirk sheriff court in March, which heard that the SNP had “downplayed or ignored” complaints about his behaviour.

The 30-year-old, who stood down as leader of North Lanarkshire council in 2022 after the allegations emerged, was also convicted of directing unwanted sexual communications towards seven teenagers, the youngest aged 14, including photos of himself in a bath and images of his genitalia.

One of the offences involved him sexually assaulting two victims at a house party in Dundee after a Pride march in 2019.

Former SNP council leader jailed for sexual offences against young men and boys

Jordan Linden sentenced to 18 months for string of crimes committed over 10 years between 2011 and 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/jordan-linden-former-snp-council-leader-jailed-sexual-offences-young-men-boys

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JollyDenimSeal · 06/05/2026 19:24

The group of people who harassed me were all snp members. As was I. It started on twitter and then crossed over to my offline life. There were tweets threatening to maim me and kill me. They sent packages to my home. They reported me to the dwp for benefit fraud I wasn't committing. They doxxed me. They tweeted my address. There are hate twitter accounts dedicated to that are still up. They doxxed me hundreds of times. They doxxed my mum too. They sent police to my door to intimidate me.
One of them wrote an offensive poem about me and ten weeks later I got tena lady pants sent to my home

My personal details were put on a doxxing Blog so that complete strangers could harass me

I emailed the national secretary. Completely ignored and I know at least five other people the same gang targeted. Mostly vulnerable women
Police did nothing for any of us so they just carried on.
There are a couple of people in that party that should go and go now but they won't.

JollyDenimSeal · 06/05/2026 19:16

NumberTheory · 06/05/2026 17:14

18 months is a pathetic sentence for sexual assault that involved abuse of power and went on for 10 years.

And we really need people in the SNP who buried the complaints to be prosecuted too.

They won't be prosecuted. Their behaviour is appalling but it's not criminal.

JollyDenimSeal · 06/05/2026 19:15

GoldenGate · 06/05/2026 16:35

Membership of SNP or any party may not indicate such tendencies but gun-ho support for gender identity is becoming a clear common denominator.

It's got nothing to do with that. It's to do with the fact that they have idiots dealing with complaints. I left the snp because a group of other members were harassing me - to the point that I had to go to police multiple times - and they did nothing.
There's a well known cybernat who likes harassing women and tweeting photos of women's houses. (He did it to me). He was reported as far back as 2015 by other ex members and HQ did nothing

They didn't even respond to me. That was long before the gender ID debate. What he did was absolutely awful but this didn't surprise me in the slightest

GrandPlanB · 06/05/2026 17:35

Chersfrozenface · 06/05/2026 16:07

Two quotes from the BBC story.

"During the trial James said Linden climbed into his bed during an overseas trip with the SNP's youth wing Young Scots for Independence and started trying to kiss him.
...
"It wasn't until a couple of years later - when I saw a number of the other individuals coming forward and I was reading the instances that happened with them - that I decided to speak out."
...
James said he initially tried to get the matter dealt with by the SNP, but eventually went to the police after the party "tried to avoid the whole situation"."

and

"[John] Swinney ordered an independent review of the SNP's complaints process after some witnesses claimed complaints about Linden were ignored by the party."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrwd2n3weo

He should have been reported to the police right at the outset.

NumberTheory · 06/05/2026 17:14

18 months is a pathetic sentence for sexual assault that involved abuse of power and went on for 10 years.

And we really need people in the SNP who buried the complaints to be prosecuted too.

OpheliaWitchoftheWoods · 06/05/2026 16:53

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GargoylesofBeelzebub · 06/05/2026 16:50

GoldenGate · 06/05/2026 16:35

Membership of SNP or any party may not indicate such tendencies but gun-ho support for gender identity is becoming a clear common denominator.

There’s a definite pattern emerging isn’t there?

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 06/05/2026 16:50

GrandPlanB · 06/05/2026 15:35

Sadly, these people can be found in all parties, creeds and locations. Being in the SNP isn't indicative of anything. Since he's been found guilty noone has protected him either.

Actually they covered up for him for years. They ignored complaints about his behaviour.

GoldenGate · 06/05/2026 16:35

GrandPlanB · 06/05/2026 15:35

Sadly, these people can be found in all parties, creeds and locations. Being in the SNP isn't indicative of anything. Since he's been found guilty noone has protected him either.

Membership of SNP or any party may not indicate such tendencies but gun-ho support for gender identity is becoming a clear common denominator.

Chersfrozenface · 06/05/2026 16:07

GrandPlanB · 06/05/2026 15:35

Sadly, these people can be found in all parties, creeds and locations. Being in the SNP isn't indicative of anything. Since he's been found guilty noone has protected him either.

Two quotes from the BBC story.

"During the trial James said Linden climbed into his bed during an overseas trip with the SNP's youth wing Young Scots for Independence and started trying to kiss him.
...
"It wasn't until a couple of years later - when I saw a number of the other individuals coming forward and I was reading the instances that happened with them - that I decided to speak out."
...
James said he initially tried to get the matter dealt with by the SNP, but eventually went to the police after the party "tried to avoid the whole situation"."

and

"[John] Swinney ordered an independent review of the SNP's complaints process after some witnesses claimed complaints about Linden were ignored by the party."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrwd2n3weo

GrandPlanB · 06/05/2026 15:35

Sadly, these people can be found in all parties, creeds and locations. Being in the SNP isn't indicative of anything. Since he's been found guilty noone has protected him either.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 06/05/2026 15:30

Why do the SNP protect these vile men?

InveterateBigot · 06/05/2026 15:17

And his prince among men KC, David Moggach, claimed Linden's 2021 diagnosis of autism as a mitigating factor.

ThisKhakiCrow · 06/05/2026 15:09

Another pervert pictured cosying up to Nicola, she seems to love them.

SquirrelSoShiny · 06/05/2026 15:05

Another one. We see you.

Igmum · 06/05/2026 14:49

Evil man. And isn’t it amazing how often men who don’t value women’s boundaries or any form of safeguarding are found doing these kinds of things.

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