International Law

Tory held over sex act in loo

By John Hirst

Tory held over sex act in loo

A TORY councillor was arrested for gross indecency after he was allegedly caught in a sex act with a man in a loo.

Robert Benson, 41, was taken to a police station and charged with engaging in sexual activity in a public toilet.

Benson ? who has recently married ? was nicked in South Harrow, North London.

A 56-year-old man from Essex who was with him was given a caution.

Benson, who sits on Harrow and Weald Council, has been suspended from the Conservative Party.

Tory group leader David Ashton said: ?If somebody is charged with a criminal offence, they are suspended as part of our standard procedure.?

Benson can still sit on the council as an independent and could win back party membership if he is acquitted.

He is due to appear before Wimbledon magistrates next Wednesday.

I wonder what his newly wed wife will make of this? Or was it a marriage of public convenience?

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).