A former minister in Tony Blair's government has been arrested after a sting operation by self-styled 'paedophile hunters'. Ivor Caplin was the MP for Hove between 1997 and 2005.
Caplin was collared by the activists after he allegedly arranged to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex. The clip below shows an exchange between the former MP and his captors just moments before Sussex Police officers arrived and apprehended him themselves.
The sting took place in Caplin's home town of Brighton. The former Veterans' Minister was suspended from Labour in June last year over 'serious allegations'. Those allegations were not made public. Caplin is openly gay.
His last prominent role in relation to Labour was as chair of the Labour affiliate group the Jewish Labour Movement. He spent a year in that role before being voted out in 2019.
Sussex Police have released the following statement:
"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."
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