Conservative - Gay Sex in Public Toilet

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.

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Labour Councillor arrested in indecency probe

a former chairman of the Humberside Police Authority has been arrested on suspicion of gross indecency and other offences.

Hull City Councillor Steven Bayes was detained in Northern Ireland on Monday but has since been released on bail.

The police in Belfast would only confirm that a 45-year-old man had been arrested.

Mr Bayes is hoping to become Labour's candidate for Hull East at the next election when John Prescott steps down.

Mr Bayes is a Labour member of Hull City Council representing the Orchard Park and Greenwood ward.

Although police in Northern Ireland would not confirm his arrest, a force spokesman said a 45-year old man who the BBC understands from other sources is Steven Bayes, was arrested by officers in Belfast at about 0900 GMT on Monday on suspicion of gross indecency and other offences.

Officers said the man had since been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

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