Police are investigating alleged threats made against SNP MSP Karen Adam. The Banffshire and Buchan Coast representative, who was elected last year, faced a backlash for a tweet about paedophiles last week.
Adam – who said she is a survivor of child sexual exploitation – said abusers were not “Mac wearing flashers in the street” but are “our family, friends and colleagues”.She added: “It’s uncomfortable to humanise them because we then have to face the horrors in plain sight.”Following the post, the MSP said she had received death threats, including a threat to put her through a woodchipper.
The post was interpreted by some, including Alba Party general secretary Chris McEleny, as an attempt to humanise those who abuse children –
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