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Lucinda Cameron

Former council leader guilty of sex offences jailed for 18 months

Jordan Linden appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

A former SNP council leader who was found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and teenagers has been jailed for 18 months.

Jordan Linden resigned as the leader of North Lanarkshire Council in July 2022 after reports of alleged sexual harassment emerged, leading to the collapse of the SNP administration in the area.

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