Lee Hawthorne, 41, who was a member of Gloucester City Council, pleaded guilty to voyeurism and attempted voyeurism earlier this monthA former Conservative councillor who was one of the first people in Britain to be arrested under new 'upskirting' laws has avoided prison. Following a police investigation, the father-of-two was arrested in July 2019 and resigned from Gloucester City Council in April 2020. Earlier this month, the former councillor for Gloucester City Council pleaded guilty to voyeurism and attempted voyeurism. At Bristol Crown Court today Hawthorne, of Abbeydale, Gloucester, received a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Hawthorne was elected as a Conservative city councillor in May 2016 but subsequently suspended from the group after his arrest.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2021 19:54 UTC