"PA Media Former Labour MP Conor McGinn has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman. McGinn was questioned in connection with the allegation from July 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service said. The 41-year-old served as MP for St Helens North from 2015 until he was suspended by the Labour Party in December 2022. He later announced he would not seek re-election in 2024. McGinn, now of Lambeth, south London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 27 February."
""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. "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."
Conor McGinn has been charged with one count of sexual assault relating to an alleged July 2022 incident. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 27 February. He served as MP for St Helens North until suspension by the Labour Party in December 2022 and said he would not seek re-election in 2024. The Crown Prosecution Service said prosecutors found sufficient evidence, that charging is in the public interest, and that it worked closely with the Metropolitan Police. The CPS reminded the defendant has the right to a fair trial. McGinn said he had not been told details of the complaint, called it "entirely unfounded" and rejected "any suggestion of wrongdoing".
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