Patrick Grady victim says Tory handling of sex assault claims 'put SNP to shame'

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Patrick Grady's victim has said the Tories have put the SNP "to shame" with their handling of sexual misconduct complaints.The SNP staff member, who is based at Westminster, said he did not want Grady, who is the former chief whip of the party, to think he was exonerated following the end of a police investigation.It was revealed on Sunday that The Met announced that no further action was being taken against the Glasgow North MP after the victim decided not to assist the probe over fears it could create an "intolerable" working environment.READ MORE:GMB's Susanna Reid dismantles Tory minister Dominic Raab in car crash interviewGrady previously said he was "profoundly sorry" after a parliamentary inquiry found he acted inappropriately towards an SNP staff member.The former chief whip of the SNP then resigned his party membership after police launched an investigation into the incident in a London pub in 2016.Grady's victim said the party has taken a softer approach than the Tories, who withdrew the whip from MP Chris Pincher last week following accusations that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club in London.The victim told the Scottish Daily Mail: "The SNP has been very quiet on the Pincher stuff - in normal times they would have been calling for his resignation."The Conservatives have put the SNP to shame with how they have handled Pincher."He said he would be "more protected" as a Tory staff member than he is as an SNP worker."They (Conservatives) have taken effective action, kicked him out of his job, removed the whip, and it is now up to the independent complaints and grievance scheme to investigate," he said.He added: "What the SNP has done with Patrick is totally different in that he kept the whip for the