Patrick Grady's victim has said the Tories have put the SNP "to shame" with their handling of sexual misconduct complaints.
23.06.2022 - 07:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An SNP staff member used an investigation into sex pest MP Patrick Grady to launch vile personal attacks on the victim.
The employee smeared the man, who was 19 at the time of the misconduct, as a “fantasist” with a drink problem although there was no evidence to support these claims.
The victim last night blasted the attacks: “If this is true, someone attacked my character, my family, used mental health issues against me and attempted to paint Patrick as the victim.
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“Making up lies as a way to attack me after coming forward with a complaint would cross a line.”
Westminster authorities last week upheld a complaint that Grady had inappropriately touched the man’s back, neck and hair in a London pub in 2016.
However, the SNP leadership at Westminster has been severely criticised for its response to the sexual misconduct claims.
The party imposed a short suspension on the Glasgow North MP, while a leaked recording showed leader Ian Blackford urging colleagues to give Grady “absolute, full” support.
The victim also told the Record that the SNP’s treatment towards him after he made a complaint was worse than Grady’s behaviour.
A summary of a statement provided by an SNP staffer to the Westminster authorities during the investigation reveals a catalogue of slurs aimed at the victim.
The victim was dismissed as a “troubled person” who had engaged in “examples of curious and unsettling behaviour”.
His WhatsApp output was described as “manic” and he was accused of “nursing a sense of grievance on several fronts”.
The staffer’s statement also claimed the victim had a “developing issue with drink, that he was a fantasist who
Patrick Grady's victim has said the Tories have put the SNP "to shame" with their handling of sexual misconduct complaints.
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