The Crown Prosecution Service announced that George Madgwick has been charged with 35 separate offences committed between 2008 and 2021 across Portsmouth and Wales. The allegations involve four victims who were minors aged 16 and 17 at the time. Alongside multiple sexual offences, the charges span violent and coercive actions, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and false imprisonment. He is set to appear for his initial hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 25 November.
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George Madgwick is the leader of the Reform UK group on Hampshire County Council.: George Madgwick is the leader of the Reform UK group on Hampshire County Council.
The prosecution includes charges related to indecent images of children, stalking, false…: The prosecution includes charges related to indecent images of children, stalking, false imprisonment, and making threats to kill.
The 37-year-old defendant is scheduled to appear before Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on…: The 37-year-old defendant is scheduled to appear before Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 25 November.
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The leader of Reform UK in Hampshire has been charged with 35 offences against four victims, including 12 counts of rape and making indecent images of a child.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Tuesday that it had charged George Madgwick with the offences, which it says took place between 2008 and 2021 in Portsmouth and Wales.
It said the 37-year-old faced charges including rape, sexual assault, controlling or coercive behaviour, and making indecent images of a child against four victims - who were aged 16 and 17 at the time.
Madgwick is the leader of the Reform UK group on Hampshire County Council, and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 25 November.
In total, Madgwick, who is from the the Anchorage Park area of Portsmouth, has been charged with 12 counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and two of sexual assault.
The 37-year-old has also been charged with two counts of making indecent images of children, two of controlling or coercive behaviour and eight of assault occasioning actual bodily…
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