United Kingdom – British MP found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor

Published11 avril 2022, 19:51

At a party in 2008, Conservative Party member Imran Khan made a 15-year-old teenager drink gin and asked him to watch pornography before abusing him.

MP Imran Khan, 48, was kicked out of the Conservative Party on Monday.

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A British MP who is a member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. At a party in 2008, Imran Khan, 48, had the boy drink gin, dragged him upstairs, pushed him onto a bed and asked him to watch pornography before leaving. attack.

The teenager told the court that he felt ‘scared, vulnerable, paralyzed, shocked and surprised’ when the deputy fondled his feet and legs, coming up ‘a hair’ from his private parts although he asked him to stop. He said he “freaked out, jumped out of bed and ran as fast as he might.” Imran Khan, who is gay, has denied any sexual assault.

Released on bail

The MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire (north England), was found guilty by the jury at Southwark Court in London on Monday following around five hours of deliberation. His sentence will be handed down at a later date. He was released on bail, the judge telling him that all options, “including immediate detention, are being considered by the court”.

As soon as his conviction was confirmed, Imran Khan was expelled from the Conservative Party. The Labor Party, in opposition, had asked earlier in the day for his resignation so that “an election can be held and the people of Wakefield can be represented as they deserve”.

(AFP)