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| Nigel Evans MP in court over sex charges | |
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| Ex-Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans MP has made his first court appearance after being charged with sex offences. | Ex-Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans MP has made his first court appearance after being charged with sex offences. |
| Mr Evans has been charged with two counts of indecent assault, five of sexual assault, and one of rape against seven male alleged victims. | Mr Evans has been charged with two counts of indecent assault, five of sexual assault, and one of rape against seven male alleged victims. |
| During the brief hearing at Preston Magistrates' Court, the 55-year-old spoke to answer personal details before his case was sent to crown court. | During the brief hearing at Preston Magistrates' Court, the 55-year-old spoke to answer personal details before his case was sent to crown court. |
| He was bailed and is due to appear at Preston Crown Court on 4 October. | He was bailed and is due to appear at Preston Crown Court on 4 October. |
| The MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire resigned as deputy speaker of the House of Commons last week after being charged. | The MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire resigned as deputy speaker of the House of Commons last week after being charged. |
| Mr Evans was a Conservative MP before becoming deputy speaker, a politically neutral role, but he has not sought to return to the Conservative fold in the Commons and will continue to represent his constituents as an independent. | Mr Evans was a Conservative MP before becoming deputy speaker, a politically neutral role, but he has not sought to return to the Conservative fold in the Commons and will continue to represent his constituents as an independent. |
| He has been MP for the Ribble Valley constituency since 1992. | He has been MP for the Ribble Valley constituency since 1992. |
| Born in Swansea, he worked in the family newsagents in the city and cut his political teeth as a councillor there. | Born in Swansea, he worked in the family newsagents in the city and cut his political teeth as a councillor there. |
| He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party from 1999 to 2001, and promoted to shadow Welsh secretary in 2001 for two years. | He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party from 1999 to 2001, and promoted to shadow Welsh secretary in 2001 for two years. |