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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Aletha Adu

Ex-MP Paul Clark jailed after distributing child abuse images

Paul Clark
Paul Clark had 298 category A images, 415 category B and 733 category C images. Photograph: National Crime Agency

A former Labour MP has been jailed for more than two years after he downloaded and distributed images of children as young as three being raped.

Paul Clark, 66, who represented his home town of Gillingham, Kent, in parliament, had more than 1,000 images and movie clips across five electronic devices that showed serious acts of abuse.

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