Ex SNP activist who ‘wanted to beat feminists’ jailed for sexually assaulting young adults

[Justme56]

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ex-snp-activist-who-wanted-33032986

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Very glad he has been found guilty. My thoughts are with his victims.

Check out my shocked face.

He sounds a nasty piece of work. The people who stood as witnesses against him were very brave. I hope they can heal and leave this pos in the past.

This is awful I hope his poor victims are okay, glad justice has been served.

Is Nicola S paying attention? These are the type of people she's attracted to her "cause".

My first instinct was to roll my eyes and mutter 'not another fucking one'

Then I read what happened to his victims, and I just hope each heal and go on to have great lives. They are very brave.

Vile man. Best wishes to his victims.

What a poisonous pos. Hopefully he'll be jailed for a long time.

"Downing, who told the jury in their evidence that they identified as being non binary , said he hadn’t been threatening the male..."

Interesting use of language there.

Gritting teeth at the continual use of “they” throughout the article. Non binary my big fat arse. Common or garden predator. Hope victims can move on successfully.

"The comments made by Downing came to light after he had been elected as equalities officer for the SNP’s London branch in October 2022. He later resigned from the post."

Why the hell wasn't he sacked immediately rather than allowed to resign?

As he seems to have made the comments before he was appointed, why was he even given the job?

...oh, SNP...never mind.

It's sometimes said that the downfall of Labour politicians is generally related to money; for the Tories it's sex scandals.

For SNP and the Greens it seems to be rabid, violent males threatening women. (With in this case some men thrown in for good measure.)

(With in this case some men thrown in for good measure.)

So like the Greens to be equal opportunity! 😛

It’s so predictable. Like the closeted gay TV evangelist found with boxes of gay porn under his bed.

His poor victims. Thinking of them.

And yes, this is a salient reminder that men who threaten women with violence are not, after all, on the Right Side of History.

https://reduxx.info/scottish-political-staffer-who-threatened-violence-against-women-critical-of-gender-ideology-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-six-people/

Hmm, there's a bit of a pattern emerging here isn't there?

Why the SNP prioritise these woman hating males over actual women and children is beyond me. 😡

https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2022/10/15/cameron-downing-update/

Thanks for link.

https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2022/09/23/want-to-be-an-equalities-officer-in-the-snp/

A useful thread of Sturgeon's support of several men who have been charged and in some cases found guilty of harassment, assault etc.

https://x.com/TwisterFilm/status/1801977871440675183

In one step forwards and two steps back news, I was pleased to see the NS take Hannah Barnes on its staff, and to read regular pieces by her. Need more of that in the 'nominally left-wing' media. But now Nicola Sturgeon appears to be a regular book reviewer, giving her a platform to give readers the benefit of her wisdom. You'd think as the saying goes, a period of silence from her would be welcome...

He's been sentenced. This from the Evening Standard:

"Downing was imprisoned for six years with a further three years on licence, and was also made the subject of an indefinite non-harassment order in respect of one of the complainers."
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/high-court-snp-edinburgh-scotland-b1171040.html

I can see naff all on the BBC News Scotland section.

I can't see anything on the BBC news in Scotland either. Glad he's been sentenced now, he sounds awful. No comment from Nicola sturgeon about this as expected? Disgraceful.