A British member of Parliament has been expelled from the Conservative Party on Monday after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Imran Ahmad Khan, the 48-year-old MP of Wakefield, northern England, was found guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Monday after around five hours of deliberation. The judge, Mr. Justice Baker, released Khan on bail, and said he will sentence Khan “in due course.” The judge added that the court was considering “all sentencing options, including immediate custody.” Rosemary Ainslie, interim head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said she was “pleased” that the jury had “accepted the victim’s compelling evidence about the offence committed by Khan.” Janes Solicitors, the firm representing Khan, said their client “maintains his innocence and will be appealing as soon as possible.” Following the verdict, a Conservative Party spokesman said Khan, who had been suspended since June …
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