# Reform UK councillor charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape - URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/reform-uk-councillor-charged-with-35-offences-including-12-counts-of-rape/ - Published: 2026-11-03T15:11:32+00:00 - Updated: 2026-11-03T15:18:15+00:00 - Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right) - Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262355/Reform-UK-councillor-charged-35-offences-including-12-counts-rape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 - Topics: UK, World ## Key points - CPS will prosecute George Madgwick on 35 charges. - The charges include 12 counts of rape. - Reform UK has suspended the councillor. ## Summary The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute George Madgwick, a Reform UK councillor who leads the party’s group on Hampshire County Council, on 35 charges including 12 counts of rape. The case is proceeding to court, and the CPS has reminded the public that he is entitled to a fair trial and that commentary must not prejudice proceedings. Police say the alleged offences relate to four complainants, aged 16 or 17 at the time, and took place between 2008 and 2021 in Portsmouth and Wales. The charges also include sexual assault, coercive behaviour, making indecent images of children, assault, stalking, threats to kill, false imprisonment, theft and criminal damage. Reform UK has suspended Madgwick; he is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on 25 November. ## Coverage - [Daily Mail: Reform UK councillor charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262355/Reform-UK-councillor-charged-35-offences-including-12-counts-rape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490) - [Sky News: Reform councillor charged with 35 offences including rape](https://news.sky.com/story/reform-councillor-charged-with-35-offences-including-rape-13607499) --- Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.