{"id":81524,"date":"2024-06-26T08:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/man-arrested-over-westminster-honeytrap-case\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T08:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:59:14","slug":"man-arrested-over-westminster-honeytrap-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/man-arrested-over-westminster-honeytrap-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/4fa2\/live\/e52dd220-338f-11ef-8a2d-672b7bae794d.jpg?fit=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case\" title=\"Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A man has been arrested in connection with the Westminster &#8220;honeytrap&#8221; scandal.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Police arrested a man on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act in London on Wednesday. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Multiple victims were informed by the Metropolitan Police shortly afterwards.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier this year a string of men, mostly working in politics, revealed that they had received unsolicited, flirtatious WhatsApp messages from people calling themselves &#8220;Charlie&#8221; or &#8220;Abi&#8221;. In some cases explicit images were exchanged. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">William Wragg, then an MP, resigned the Conservative whip after saying that he gave the phone numbers of fellow MPs to a man he met on a dating app because he was &#8220;scared&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Others targeted included the then-Conservative MP for Bosworth, Luke Evans, who said he had contacted the police after becoming &#8220;a victim of cyber-flashing and malicious communications&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In April the Met announced it was investigating reports of unsolicited messages being sent to MPs and others.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: \u201cOn Wednesday, 26 June, police executed a warrant at an address in Islington.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;A man was arrested on suspicion of harassment and committing offences under the Online Safety Act. He was taken into custody where he remains.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The arrest relates to an investigation being carried out by the Met\u2019s Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team following reports of unsolicited messages sent to MPs and others.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The investigation remains ongoing.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpvv3lq79dro\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been arrested in connection with the Westminster &#8220;honeytrap&#8221; scandal. Police arrested a man on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act in London on Wednesday. Multiple victims were informed by the Metropolitan Police shortly afterwards. 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