By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-11-15 08:37:59 | Updated at 2024-11-15 11:51:31
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Gender-critical activist Maya Forstater has revealed she was investigated by the Metropolitan Police for 15 months over a social media post about a transgender doctor, in a case bearing striking similarities to journalist Allison Pearson's recent police encounter.
Speaking about the experience to GB News, Forstater explained that she had been "harassed" by the police because of a tweet about a male doctor who had transitioned and was "boasting about examining female patients who would previously not have agreed to be examined by a male doctor without a chaperone."
The investigation was dropped two months ago, though Forstater was only informed yesterday despite her lawyer making three enquiries.
Speaking to GB News she explained: "Last August, the police emailed me and told me I was being investigated for malicious communications, which I learned can get you two years in prison.
"This was the Metropolitan Police, they asked me to come in for a voluntary interview but threatened me with arrest if I didn't.
"So I went into the police station and eventually they showed me the tweet, the one tweet that they were investigating me for, which was about a doctor who had transitioned, a male doctor, who now was living as a woman.
"It was boasting about examining female patients who would previously not have agreed to be examined by a male doctor, without a chaperone.
"That was what the police called me in for. I've been under investigation for the past 15 months. Just thought this. It seems like a playbook."
Allison Pearson also shared her story with GB News
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Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson was visited by two police officers at her home on Remembrance Sunday, informing her she was under investigation for a social media post from 2023.
Speaking to GB News, Pearson called the incident "upsetting" and "a completely mad overreaction."
"I'm not in the habit of writing anything horrible and inflammatory. If I wrote something that was unwise, I appear to have deleted that tweet," she said.
The 64-year-old journalist was not informed which specific post was being investigated.
Essex Police defended their actions
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In both instances, police referred to complainants as "victims" and appeared reluctant to provide timely updates about case status.
Essex Police defended their actions, stating they "cut crime" with 9,000 fewer reported offences last year and 20,000 fewer than five years ago.
"We police without fear or favour and when a crime is reported, we investigate. That's what we do and that's what the people of Essex expect," a force spokesman said.
