A former Labour MP has been charged with one count of sexual assault relating to an allegation from July 2022.
Conor McGinn has been charged with one count of sexual assault in connection to an allegation of sexual assault made by a woman in July 2022.
Mr McGinn is the former Labour MP for St Helens North, having represented the seat between 2015 and 2024.
The 41-year-old of Lambeth, London is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 27.
Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Jessica Walker said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge Conor McGinn with one count of sexual assault following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in July 2022.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this charge to court and that it is in the public interest to do so. We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation into the allegation.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.
“It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
Conor McGinn, former MP for St Helens North, has been charged (pictured in 2016)
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Mr McGinn was suspended from the Labour Party in 2022 after a complaint was made against him.
At the time he told the Guardian that he had not been told details of the complaint but was “confident that it is entirely unfounded” and rejected “any suggestion of wrongdoing.”
He remained as the MP for the seat until he stood down at the 2024 General Election, when the seat was won by Labour’s David Baines.