Overview
- A unanimous jury found Shaun O’Sullivan not guilty at Swindon Crown Court following a six-day trial.
- He had denied religiously and racially aggravated harassment over a 15 September 2024 encounter in the town centre during pro-Palestine protests.
- Prosecutors relied on witness accounts with no audio or video of the alleged remarks and only limited CCTV, according to trial reporting.
- O’Sullivan says he will sue Wiltshire Police, citing around 16 prior arrests without convictions and an estimated £20,000 public cost for the case.
- The Christian Legal Centre supported his defence and criticised a single-call “hate claim,” while Wiltshire Police offered a general statement on policing priorities without addressing the case specifics.