"Steadman, 28, of Pemberton Gardens, north London, has been charged with one count of blackmail in relation to alleged unwarranted demands for the contact telephone numbers of up to 12 individuals. He has also been charged with a communications offence of improper use of a public electronic communications network, in relation to the same victim. Steadman faces four further communication offence charges, including the improper use of a public electronic communications network, in relation to four other victims."
"The 28-year-old had been a Labour councillor in Islington for only two months before resigning in July, following his June 2024 arrest. The arrest came after the Met Police launched an investigation after a number of men working in parliament were targeted in a Westminster honeytrap scheme, with MPs, staffers and political journalists receiving unsolicited messages - including explicit pictures - from people calling themselves "Charlie" or "Abi"."
Oliver Steadman, 28, of Pemberton Gardens, north London, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five communications offences relating to five victims connected to Westminster. The blackmail allegation concerns alleged unwarranted demands for the contact telephone numbers of up to 12 individuals. The communications charges include alleged improper use of a public electronic communications network and the sending of unsolicited indecent images to multiple victims. Steadman resigned as a Labour councillor in Islington in July after his June 2024 arrest. The arrest followed a Metropolitan Police investigation into a Westminster honeytrap scheme involving unsolicited explicit messages from profiles calling themselves "Charlie" or "Abi".
Read at PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]