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Tory councillor charged with having gay sex in a public toilet


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A Conservative councillor in Harrow has appeared in court charged with engaging in sexual activity in a public lavatory.

Robert Benson did not enter a plea at Harrow Magistrates' Court last week. He has been suspended from the party but remains a councillor. Council leader David Ashton told the Harrow Observer:

"Firstly, this is a matter for the courts. Secondly, as Conservative group leader, I have suspended Councillor Benson from the group.

"If somebody is charged with a criminal offence, they are suspended as part of our standard procedure."

Mr Benson, 41, is accused of giving oral sex to another man in a public toilet in south Harrow on June 25th. He was arrested and bailed until July 8th, when he was charged. A 56-year-old from Essex man was issued with a caution. Mr Benson's case will be heard on 30th July at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.

Oops! Methinks the Tories doth protest about homosexuality too much...? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/jun/09/immigrat...
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5 responses // Tory councillor charged with having gay sex in a public toilet

  • Don't you just love when this stuff happens to representatives of homophobic organisations or institutions? Thanks for posting the story!
    JanaPokana
  • I just wonder if it was two females if it would make a difference.
    lwaller
  • Haven't these people learned that the price of a room is much lower than the cost of loosing a career and being humiliated in public? Get a room!
    Psychedelic
  • Why couldnt they have just waited for a while until they got to one of their homes? Then their jobs would have been unaffected....people need to think before they act
    tubman15
  • what's larry craig doing in england?

    seriously, i'm glad he got caught. how are you going to condemn homosexuals at the same as being gay?
    donkeyfly69

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