{"id":163815,"date":"2024-10-29T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/ex-tory-mp-aaron-bell-reprimanded-for-drunken-sexual-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:52:07","slug":"ex-tory-mp-aaron-bell-reprimanded-for-drunken-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/ex-tory-mp-aaron-bell-reprimanded-for-drunken-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Tory MP Aaron Bell reprimanded for ‘drunken’ sexual misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Conservative MP Aaron Bell has been reprimanded by Parliament’s behaviour watchdog for “brazen and drunken” sexual misconduct. <\/p>\n

Bell was found to have touched a woman “on her left thigh, waist and bottom inappropriately and without her consent” in one of Parliament’s bars in December 2023. <\/p>\n

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) concluded that if Bell had still been an MP it would have considered suspending him from Parliament “for a significant period”. <\/p>\n

Bell announced his decision<\/a> to step down as the MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme earlier this year citing personal and family reasons. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The complaint against the MP was lodged in February 2024 and subsequently upheld.<\/p>\n

The IEP concluded that Bell had “abused his position of power over the complainant”.<\/p>\n

The panel added: “Not only was he considerably older, but he was also a Member of Parliament therefore holding a particularly powerful role. <\/p>\n

“In addition, he was an assistant government whip which is not only a\u2026 role with considerable authority, but also\u2026 involves upholding the highest standards of conduct.<\/p>\n

“It does not reduce the seriousness of the conduct that it took place in a bar.<\/p>\n

“Any Member of Parliament in that setting remains a person with particular power and authority. <\/p>\n

“Indeed, sexual misconduct such as this, which is both brazen and drunken, makes the conduct more serious as the level of threat is increased.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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