Former Hove MP Ivor Chaplin arrested
The former Labour MP for Hove, Ivor Caplin, was arrested today (Saturday 11 January) after a sting by paedophile hunters.
The sting was live-streamed on Facebook and further footage of the arrest was shared online.
Sussex Police said: “We are aware of footage circulating on social media showing a man in Brighton being detained on suspicion of engaging in online sexual communications with a child.
“Officers can confirm that a local 66-year-old man was arrested on Saturday January 11 and currently remains in custody.
“This is an ongoing and active investigation.”
A confrontation with Mr Caplin, a former defence minister, was livestreamed on Facebook, lasting 30 minutes and attracting more than 36,000 views and 3,000 comments.
Further footage of his arrest similarly shared online.
Mr Caplin is understood to deny any wrongdoing.
Former Hove MP suspended from party over ‘serious allegations’ June 11th 2024
A former Hove MP has been suspended by the Labour Party after serious allegations were made about him.
Ivor Caplin, who was a defence minister under Tony Blair, has removed all mention of Labour from his Twitter profile this week.
In recent weeks, Mr Caplin has been tweeting increasingly explicit images of young men, ranging from semi-naked stills to pornographic videos.
Brighton and Hove News understands the suspension relates to separate allegations. Mr Caplin declined to comment.
The suspension comes less than two weeks after former Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle was suspended, just as he was preparing to campaign for next month’s general election.
The former MPs come from different sides of the party, Mr Caplin from the centrist wing and Mr Russell-Moyle from the left.
Mr Caplin, who was a member of Labour South East’s regional executive committee, helped assemble a panel to oversee Brighton and Hove’s selections for the 2023 local election, which are usually done locally.
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This explains why the Labour party is so keen to prevent the investigation of grooming