Former Labour MP arrested after 'paedophile hunter' Facebook live sting
- Ivor Caplin, a former Labour MP for Hove, was arrested on suspicion of child sex offences after a sting by paedophile hunters.
- Footage of Caplin's arrest was live-streamed on Facebook, attracting over 36,000 views and 3,000 comments.
- Sussex Police confirmed they were aware of footage showing a man in Brighton being detained for online sexual communications with a child.
- Caplin was suspended from the Labour Party last year for unspecified 'disturbing behavior'.
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Ex-Labour minister arrested on suspicion of child sex offences released on bail
Facebook A FORMER Labour minister arrested on suspicion of child sex offences has been released on bail. Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove from 1997 to 2005, was let out yesterday morning following a sting operation by online paedophile hunters. FacebookEx-MP Ivor Caplin was let out yesterday morning following a sting operation by online paedophile hunters[/caption] SuppliedCaplin was handcuffed in the street[/caption] GettyCaplin was Labour MP for Hove …
LGBT-Obsessed Lawmaker Arrested in Pedophile Sting.
Ivor Caplin, who served as the Member of Parliament for Hove between 1997 and 2005, was taken into custody on Saturday in Brighton, England. The 66-year-old former Labour Party MP was detained on suspicion of engaging in online sexual communications with a child, Sussex Police confirmed. The arrest followed Caplin’s suspension from the Labour Party just a month earlier over what were described as “serious allegations.”Caplin, 66, was arrested af…


Ex-UK defence minister arrested in pedophile sting
Former Labour MP and Under-secretary for Defense Ivor Caplin has been arrested after being confronted by an activist group of "pedophile hunters" who accused him of trying to court a 15-year-old boy, officials have confirmed. On Saturday, clips emerged on social media of a man resembling Caplin being confronted by members of the Stop Stings vigilante group at a railway station and later being handcuffed by police. The group told The Sun that it …
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