Former North London Councillor Who Sent Nude Video to ‘Schoolgirl’ Spared Jail

Former North London councillor who sent nude video to ‘schoolgirl’ spared jail

The recipient was actually an undercover Metropolitan Police officer who was posing as the 13-year-old schoolgirl.

Former Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences spared jail

Judge James Lofthouse described Liron Velleman, formerly a member of the Jewish Labour Movement, as having a ‘reckless, vile and frankly devious interest in children’

Former Barnet councillor spared jail after admitting child sex offences

A former Barnet councillor and convicted paedophile has been handed a suspended prison sentence for committing multiple child sex offences. The decision on Liron Velleman’s sentencing was reached today (Friday 20th) at Southwark Crown Court after being postponed in February – when a judge deemed his crimes too serious to be sentenced at magistrates court. Velleman, a 31-year-old former Labour representative for Whetsone ward, pleaded guilty in J…

Ex-councillor spared prison after conviction for child sex offences

Liron Velleman was given an eight-month sentence suspended for 15 months despite a judge saying his offences were “over the custodial threshold”, reports Joe Ives, Local Democracy Reporter Southwark Crown Court and (inset) Liron Velleman A former Barnet councillor and convicted paedophile has been handed a suspended prison sentence for committing multiple child sex offences. The decision on Liron Velleman’s sentencing was reached today (Friday 2…