A former city councillor has been found in possession of over 100 indecent photos of children. Abdul-Majid Rahman was jailed for three years and eight months at Newport Crown Court on Tuesday, May 31 after pleading guilty to possessing and sharing indecent images of children at an address on Corporation Road, Newport.
Rahman, 34, of Marine Terrace in Porthcawl, pleaded guilty to distributing 12 category A indecent photographs of children between November 2020 and May 2021, as well as to sharing one category B indecent image of a child on March 1, 2021.
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He also pleaded guilty to a further three charges of possessing 30 category A indecent images of children and five category B indecent images of children, both between 2005 and 2021, and 67 category C indecent photographs of children between 2009 and 2021.
Rahman is a former Labour councillor on Newport City Council, representing the Victoria ward from 2012 until he resigned in October of last year. At the time, a council spokesperson confirmed Rahman "resigned for personal reasons on Wednesday October 13 with immediate effect". No further details were given at the time, and a by-election was later held in December to fill his seat.
As well as being jailed, Rahman will have to register as a sex offender for life. He was also given a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.
