A Canterbury city councillor has been remanded in prison on serious sex charges against children.
Conservative Martin Fisher, 60, is accused of indecent assault, sexual touching and making and possessing indecent images of children.
The charges relate to two victims under the age of 16 and another aged over 18. The offences are alleged to have occurred between 1982 and 2010.
Married Fisher, who has represented Tankerton Ward since 1995, was arrested during an early morning raid at his house in Queens Road, Whitstable on Thursday, April 8.
He was questioned at Canterbury police station and remanded in custody after appearing at Dover Magistrates Court on Saturday morning.
He withheld his plea and is due to appear in court again on Friday, April 16. The insurance writer – who is believed to have four grown-up sons – sits on the council’s audit committee and general purposes committee.
He has been suspended by the Conservatives both in Canterbury and nationally. LINK
Meanwhile in Wreckin:
Liberal Democrat candidate steps down over abuse allegation
The Liberal Democrat candidate for The Wrekin today dropped out of the election campaign after accusations of sexual abuse. Candidate David Murray from Ash Grove in Albrigton, West Midlands, was advised by senior party officials to withdraw from the campaign just six days after it officially started. Mr Murray, who was unavailable for comment today, has already been replaced swiftly by candidate Alyson Cameron-Daw. A West Mercia police spokeswoman said: "Police have received a complaint regarding an allegation of historical sexual abuse. The investigation is in its very early stages."
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