A former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) has accused the organisation of failing to take allegations of sexual harassment seriously and claimed they were never interviewed as part of an independent review.
The whistleblower, a former Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) who previously spoke to The Herald following their resignation last year, said the handling of their complaint reflected a wider “pattern of behaviour”, referencing Jordan Linden.
Linden, a former chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, was found guilty last month of sexually assaulting young men and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers over a number of years.
The whistleblower has now called for all Scottish Government funding to the SYP to be paused until a public inquiry into the organisation has taken place.
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The Herald revealed last year the former MSYP alleged they experienced “a catalogue of threats, sexual harassment, and cover-ups” during their time in the organisation.
They claim a local authority worker repeatedly asked inappropriate questions about their sexuality and sexual history between November 2023 and June 2024, when they were aged 17.
The former MSYP also claims a “close-up” photograph of them was taken on the official's personal device, under the pretext of “remembering faces”, when they were only 16.
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