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Ex-Labour councillor appears in court over Westminster honeytrap allegation
Oliver Steadman faces blackmail and communications charges linked to an alleged Westminster honeytrap involving up to 12 individuals, with offenses dated from October 2023 to March 2024.
- On Monday, Oliver Steadman, former Labour councillor, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with blackmailing then-senior Conservative MP William Wragg over contact numbers of up to 12 individuals.
- Prosecutor Vincent Scully said the charges span October 8, 2023 to March 31, 2024 and are linked.
- In a brief hearing, Steadman appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and confirms his details during the hearing.
- He was granted unconditional bail and is due to next appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 1.
- The case ties to an investigation into an alleged Westminster honeytrap and follows William Wragg's resignation after an earlier controversy involving a suspected scammer met on a dating app.
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