Christian preacher arrested after telling Muslim protesters: ‘God bless you’ Shaun O'Sullivan has been arrested by police 16 times

November 24, 2025   

(GB News) A Christian street preacher has been arrested after telling Muslim protesters “God bless you” at a pro-Palestine demonstration.

Shaun O’Sullivan, 36, claims that police are trying to suppress his freedom of speech after being arrested 16 times.

He is now planning to sue Wiltshire Police after being cleared of racial harassment following a six-day trial at Crown Court — with the taxpayer footing the bill, estimated to be around £20,000.

Mr O’Sullivan, a former addict without a home, preaches at Swindon’s evangelical “Awaken” church and also on the streets.

While he has been arrested over a dozen times, not a single one of the charges have stuck.

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