The SNP first learned teenagers had made sex abuse allegations against Jordan Linden seven years ago. Had they been taken seriously, there is every chance a horrifying catalogue of harassment and grooming claims which are now the subject of a police investigation could have been avoided.
Instead of taking action, party HQ appears to have completely ignored repeated deafening alarm bells over the years. Linden was continually promoted through the ranks to become leader of one of Scotland’s biggest local authorities rather than face any kind of scrutiny for his behaviour.
Even after the Sunday Mail published horrifying testimony from one man who was a child at the time of the alleged predatory abuse, the politician continued to enjoy support and protection for another year.
