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Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape

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George Madgwick, the leader of Reform UK on Hampshire county council, has been charged with 35 serious sexual offenses including 12 counts of rape. He faces additional charges such as assault by penetration, making and distributing indecent images of a child, threatening to kill, false imprisonment, and stalking. The CPS confirmed that proceedings will commence at Portsmouth magistrates court on November 25th; Madgwick has been suspended from Reform UK pending the legal process.

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George Madgwick, the leader of Reform UK on Hampshire County Council, was charged on November 3, 2026, with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape. The charges also include two counts each of sexual assault and assault by penetration, one count of distributing an indecent image of a child, and additional crimes such as stalking, threats to kill, false imprisonment, and making indecent images of a child. These allegations span from 2008 to 2021 and involve four victims. Madgwick is set to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on November 25, 2026. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced the charges following an investigation by Hampshire Constabulary.

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🔮 The 37-year-old will appear at Portsmouth magistrates court on 25 November.

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George Madgwick, the leader of the party on Hampshire county council, has been charged with a total of 35 offences, including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault by penetration, two counts of making and one count of distributing indecent images of a child.

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🔮 The 37-year-old will appear at Portsmouth magistrates court on 25 November.

2026-11-03 · The Guardian

Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Reform UK councillor has been charged with 12 counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. asserted

Service → charge → rape

Madgwick → charge → child

The 37-year-old will appear at Portsmouth magistrates court on 25 November. asserted

old → appear → November

A Reform spokesperson said he had been suspended from the party with immediate effect. asserted

he → say → effect

A CPS spokesperson said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute George Madgwick for serious sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape. asserted

Service → say → rape

He has also been charged with making a threat to kill, false imprisonment and stalking. asserted

He → charge → threat

“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to bring the case to court. asserted

it → work → court

We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial. asserted

he → remind → trial

There should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.” uncertain

which → prejudice → proceedings

Hampshire police said they launched their investigation on 24 July last year after receiving a report of a sexual offence. asserted

they → say → offence

Officers then arrested a man in Wandsworth, south-west London, on 6 January. asserted

Officers → arrest → January

The force said the allegations related to four victims, who were aged 16 and 17 at the time and are alleged to have taken place between 2008 and 2021 in Portsmouth and Wales. asserted

who → say → Portsmouth