"The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge Conor McGinn with one count of sexual assault following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in July 2022. Conor McGinn (UK Parliament) Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this charge to court and that it is in the public interest to do so. We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation into the allegation. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial. It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
"The 41-year-old, from Lambeth, London, was suspended from the Labour Party in 2022 after a complaint was made against him. At the time he told The Guardian that he had not been told details of the complaint but was confident that it is entirely unfounded and rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing. McGinn stepped down as an MP at the last election, having previously served as a shadow minister."
Conor McGinn has been charged with one count of sexual assault relating to an alleged incident in July 2022 and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 27. The Crown Prosecution Service determined there is sufficient evidence to bring the charge and judged that prosecution is in the public interest. Prosecutors worked closely with the Metropolitan Police during the investigation. The CPS reminded the public that criminal proceedings are active, the defendant has the right to a fair trial, and warned against reporting or sharing information that could prejudice the case. McGinn was suspended from the Labour Party in 2022, denied wrongdoing, and stepped down as an MP after previously serving as a shadow minister.
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