Former Labour MP arrested on suspicion of child sex offences in video live-streamed on Facebook
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FORMER Labour MP and defence minister Ivor Caplin has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. Footage of a man who identifies as the ex-politician being handcuffed in the street has been shared online today. It comes months after Caplin - who was an MP for Hove between 1997 to 2005 - was suspended from the party over undisclosed "serious allegations", which he denies.
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In the video, officers appear to take the man's wallet and put it into an evidence bag. He is wearing a red baseball cap and long grey overcoat. Sussex Police told the Sun: “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.
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