Imran Ahmad Khan

Former Youth Justice Minister Crispin Blunt (pictured) jumped to the defence today of Tory MP and sex offender Imran Ahmad Khan.

He continued: 'I explained that Imran Khan was running for MP and had just sort of been hurriedly put through. I said 'I'm going to the police', and she said 'Well, you do that'.' Khan, who is gay and a Muslim, had also made a lewd comment about the boy's older brother who was wearing a kilt. No further action had been taken because the youngster did not want to make a formal complaint. I wasn't taken very seriously.' 'I also contacted the Tory press office, trying to inform them what had happened. Khan appeared wearing a dark suit holding a walking stick and showed no emotion when hearing his guilty verdict this afternoon. Khan's 15-year-old victim told a court that he 'vividly' remembered the gin bottle Khan took to the party, the smell of the spirit in the glass tumbler, and the fizz of the bubbles as he was forced by Khan to drink the cocktail. 'I sat through some of the trial. It has also emerged that Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media from reporting his name over a charge of sexually assaulting a schoolboy. The full details of how the story finally came to be told can be reported for the first time after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after a party in 2008. It has also emerged that Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media from reporting his name over a charge of sexually assaulting a schoolboy.

The Wakefield MP's legal team has vowed to appeal against the conviction, a move that could delay a potential by-election.

A recall petition cannot be launched if a general election is due within the next six months. In the UK, the Recall of MPs Act 2015, which came into force in March 2016, allows for an MP to lose their seat and a by-election to be held if a local petition to recall them is successful. Recall only applies to MPs and a petition can only be started if any one of three conditions is met: According to the House of Commons Library, recall is a process whereby voters can trigger a special election to remove their MP outside of the scheduled election dates. If he is unsuccessful in appealing he would be subject to a recall petition. In the event of a sentence of less than a year he would be allowed to continue as an MP and appeal.

Crispin Blunt has been urged to quit his role as chairman of a cross-party group on LGBT rights following the remarks.

“I sat through some of the trial. “Unless overturned on appeal, the jury verdict following the summing up has to be respected.” Sir Peter Bottomley, the father of the House of Commons who also attended court on Monday, said the final jury verdict should be “respected”. The veteran Tory MP said he chose to attend the trial “most days” as “no-one should be alone in court”. In a statement published on his website, Mr Blunt, who came out as gay in 2010, said the jury’s decision was “nothing short of an international scandal”. But Mr Blunt, who was at the London court on Monday, said the case “relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people” and argued the result had “dreadful wider implications” for LGBT Muslims “around the world”.

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“It is completely inappropriate for a member of parliament to start attacking the judicial process like this,’” he said. Khan was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy and has been expelled from the party. “I am sorry that my defence of him has been a cause of significant upset and concern not least to victims of sexual offences,” he said.

The MP for Reigate has sparked outrage after describing the conviction of his colleague Imran Ahmad Khan a 'dreadful miscarriage of justice'

Speaking afterwards, he said: “It was not the verdict I anticipated. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey also took this view on Tuesday, and told Sky News: “He [Mr Khan] has been convicted. The Conservative MP for Worthing West and the father of the House of Commons chose to attend the trial “most days” and said “no one should be alone in court”. “His seat in the House of Commons is his until he personally chooses to vacate it.” When asked if the Government distances itself from the comments made by Mr Blunt, he replied “yes” and added: “I think it is for Crispin to account for his words.” The former minister described the verdict as a “dreadful miscarriage of justice” and added: “His conviction is nothing short of an international scandal.”

The MP for Reigate and former minister has sparked outrage after describing the conviction of his Conservative colleague Imran Ahmad Khan 'dreadful ...

Speaking afterwards, he said: “It was not the verdict I anticipated. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey also took this view on Tuesday, and told Sky News: “He [Mr Khan] has been convicted. The Conservative MP for Worthing West and the father of the House of Commons chose to attend the trial “most days” and said “no one should be alone in court”. “His seat in the House of Commons is his until he personally chooses to vacate it.” When asked if the Government distances itself from the comments made by Mr Blunt, he replied “yes” and added: “I think it is for Crispin to account for his words.” The former minister described the verdict as a “dreadful miscarriage of justice” and added: “His conviction is nothing short of an international scandal.”

Eliding the sexual crimes of his friend with homophobia was bizarre and unhelpful.

Blunt seemed to throw LGBT people under the bus at a time of particular vulnerability and shamed victims of sexual violence. Appallingly, for a former justice minister, he neglected to reveal that he only sat through his friend’s defence, skipping the prosecution entirely and rendering his testimony worse than useless. This is, in other words, an absolutely terrible time for casual conflation of LGBT rights with unrelated issues — and yet this is exactly what the Conservative MP Crispin Blunt did yesterday.

Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house in Staffordshire in 2008.

He was found guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Monday by a jury after around five hours of deliberations. He was found guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Monday by a jury after around five hours of deliberations ory MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house in Staffordshire in 2008.

Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan has today been convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after forcing him to drink gin and tonic at a house party ...

I said 'I'm going to the police', and she said 'Well, you do that'.' He continued: 'I explained that Imran Khan was running for MP and had just sort of been hurriedly put through. Khan, who is gay and a Muslim, had also made a lewd comment about the boy's older brother who was wearing a kilt. I wasn't taken very seriously.' No further action had been taken because the youngster did not want to make a formal complaint. 'I also contacted the Tory press office, trying to inform them what had happened. Khan appeared wearing a dark suit holding a walking stick and showed no emotion when hearing his guilty verdict this afternoon. It has also emerged that Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media from reporting his name over a charge of sexually assaulting a schoolboy. Khan's 15-year-old victim told a court that he 'vividly' remembered the gin bottle Khan took to the party, the smell of the spirit in the glass tumbler, and the fizz of the bubbles as he was forced by Khan to drink the cocktail. It has also emerged that Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media from reporting his name over a charge of sexually assaulting a schoolboy. The full details of how the story finally came to be told can be reported for the first time after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after a party in 2008. Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been expelled from the party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house in 2008 - as it is revealed he tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media from reporting his name.

Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan is found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.

He tried again to have the case heard anonymously on the first day of the trial on the grounds that as an Ahmadi Muslim, both the consumption of alcohol and homosexuality are strictly prohibited, and the reporting of those matters would expose him to "a risk to his safety both here and abroad". Following the verdict it can now be reported that Khan had attempted to have the case heard in secrecy, arguing that as a serving MP there were concerns about his safety and that to name him in court would breach his human rights. "This case has had a huge impact on the victim and his family for a number of years." The judge, Mr Justice Baker, said he would sentence Khan at a date to be fixed and he warned him "all sentencing options, including immediate custody, are being considered by the court". Jurors also heard from the complainant's older brother, who said the MP had asked if he was "a true Scotsman" and lifted his kilt, before "lunging" at him at the same party. The court heard that Khan had gone to the boy's bed and "reached in and touched his legs, reaching for, or actually touching, his groin".

Conservatives expel Wakefield MP after he was convicted of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy.

This meant his case was judged by a separate body, an independent expert panel, whose punishment was not covered by the recall legislation. In March 2019, the then Conservative MP Chris Davies pleaded guilty to two offences under section 10 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009. The recalled MP can also stand again as a candidate. Under MPs’ recall rules introduced after the expenses scandal, any MP given a jail sentence of more than 12 months is automatically disqualified. We completely reject any allegations of impropriety against our independent judiciary, the jury or Mr Khan’s victim.” “I sat through some of the trial.

Complainant says they tried to warn Conservative party before Ahmad Khan won election in Wakefield.

The complainant says he was not taken seriously and so went to the police instead. Though friends knew he was gay, he tried to keep his sexuality a secret. Wandering around Westminster in a pinstripe suit with a cane, he looked and sounded like a Conservative MP from another era, calling colleagues “old boy” and “dear chap”, despite only being in his 40s – “like a tinpot Churchill”, as one of his colleagues puts it.