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SNP to review party complaints after sex attacks by ex-council leader Jordan Linden was found guilty of five assaults and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers.

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Claim 1: “Jordan Linden was found guilty of five assaults and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers.”

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Three independent web search results from different sources (BBC, Scottish news outlet, and another news platform) all confirm Jordan Linden was convicted of five sexual assaults and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers. The details about the charges and victim ages align across sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of five sexual assaults of young men. Jordan Linden, who stood down as leader of North Lanarkshire Council in 2022 after the allegations emerged ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0w1jydgdko

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan Linden, 30, was found guilty on Thursday of five assaults and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers - the youngest aged 14.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62l794nze2o

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan Linden, 30, former leader of North Lanarkshire Council and earlier chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, was also convicted by a jury of causing fear and alarm and of directing unwanted sexua…
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/jo…

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