EX-MP IN JAIL BLOW

Ex-Tory MP Charlie Elphicke loses appeal against jail term for sex assault

Sun Reporter

Published: 1:16, 4 Mar 2021
Updated: 1:17, 4 Mar 2021

DISGRACED former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke has lost his appeal against a jail term for sex assault.

Elphicke, 49, was found guilty in July of groping two women and got two years in prison.

Ex-MP Charlie Elphicke at Southwark Crown Court last July — Ex-MP Charlie Elphicke at Southwark Crown Court last JulyCredit: PA:Press Association

Yesterday, his lawyers asked for the sentence to be suspended as jail was tougher than expected and hit his family life.

But at London’s High Court, Lady Justice Sue Carr rejected the appeal saying Elphicke exploited his power for sex.

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Elphicke, 49, arriving in court last year with his wife Natalie — Elphicke, 49, arriving in court last year with his wife NatalieCredit: PA:Press Association

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