A Reform councillor who led protests against migrant landings in Portsmouth has been charged with 12 counts of rape against teenagers.
George Madgwick, 37, has been charged with 35 offenses, including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of making and one count of distributing indecent images of a child.
The charges follow a Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary investigation into allegations from four accusers, who were aged between 16 and 17 at the time.
Mr Madgwick will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday to face the allegations police said took place between 2008 and 2021.
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A spokesperson from the Crown Prosecution Service said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute George Madgwick for serious sexual offenses, including multiple counts of rape.
‘He has also been charged with making a threat to kill, false imprisonment and stalking.
‘Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to bring the case to court.
‘We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial. There should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings.’
Full list of charges against George Madwick
- 12 counts of rape
- Eight counts of actual bodily harm
- Two counts of assault by penetration
- Two counts of sexual assault
- Two counts of controlling and coercive behavior
- Two counts of making an indecent image of a child
- One count of distribution of an indecent image of a child
- One count of stalking
- One count of threats to kill
- One count of false imprisonment
- One count of criminal damage
- One count of theft
- One count of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child
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