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Wakefield, Tiverton and Honiton
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A list of #toryrapist and #ToryCorruption
over the past few years, awaiting trial, convicted or just quietly disappeared (so you wouldn't notice)
Imran Ahmad Khan
The Conservative MP for Wakefield
was found guilty in April of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after plying him with gin at a party in 2008
Khan assaulted the boy in Staffordshire in January 2008 He resigned as an MP two weeks after he was found guilty. Image
Rob Roberts
The Conservative MP for Delyn allowed to rejoin the party despite an independent investigation finding that he sexually harassed a junior member of staff
Roberts was suspended for 12 weeks after the independent panel found he had made “significant” repeated and ... Image
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Some bleeding obvious:

1) It's illegal to identify an alleged rape victim
2) ID can be things other than naming them
3) If IDing him can ID her, even by circuitous means, it will never happen without her waiving anonymity
Plus
4) Naming suspects before charge has, of late, been frowned upon (See Sir Cliff for details)
And most obviously

5) Suspended an MP from their party publicises their name. They become listed as an independent. It cannot therefore be done without IDing him.
And if you didn't figure it out already - this one is a total mess, and it would not be in anyone's interests to stymie a fair investigation or trial. It would be a good idea, all round, if media outlets could agree on/be given guidance by @IpsoNews.
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