A second Tory MP has admitted that he was a target of the Westminster sexting honeytrap. Luke Evans, who represents Bosworth, revealed this evening that he was sent a photo of a naked woman on WhatsApp.
‘Here’s a video I didn’t expect to make on a Friday evening,’ Evans said in a Facebook video. ‘A month ago I was a victim of cyberflashing and malicious communications, and blew the whistle by reporting it to the police and the parliamentary authorities as soon as this happened.’
He went on: ‘The first set of messages I got was on a day I was with my wife and I got a one-time open photo on WhatsApp of an explicit image of a naked lady. As soon as I got these the next day I reported it to the police, the authorities on and the chief whip. Ten days later, I got another set of messages. This time however, I was sat with my team in the constituency office, so we were able to record the conversation and catch photos and videos of the messages coming through, including another explicit female image.’
The police have been informed and are currently investigating the case. Evans says he initially wanted the incidents to remain ‘private’ but that he is talking about the messages after being ‘hounded by journalists’ to help others come forward.
‘I’m just pleased I blew the whistle, reported it to the authorities and it’s now being looked into,’ he added.
Over a dozen Westminster staffers have been targeted, including three MPs, two political journalists and a handful of party staffers. Evans is the second target to come forward publicly after Tory MP William Wragg yesterday admitted he had been duped and handed out the phone numbers of other politicians. Who will be next?
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