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Nottinghamshire councillor Jason Zadrozny in court over sex charges 'Sex charges' councillor Jason Zadrozny wants to be PCC
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A Nottinghamshire county councillor has appeared in court charged with nine child sex offences. A former parliamentary candidate charged with child sex offences has announced his intention to run for police and crime commissioner.
Jason Zadrozny, 35, of Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, is accused of offences ranging from rape to indecent assault. Jason Zadrozny, who is also a district and county councillor, made the announcement after denying the alleged sex offences in court.
They are alleged to have been committed between 2 September 2003 and 30 September 2006. The 10 charges range from rape to indecent assault and are alleged to have happened between 2003 and 2006.
Mr Zadrozny's lawyer told Mansfield Magistrates' Court his client "vehemently denies the allegations". Mr Zadrozny said the allegations were a "politically-motivated attack".
Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire "They're absolutely the work of fantasy and that will be borne out," he said.
"I'm looking forward to my day in crown court.
"I don't want this to be dropped, I want to prove that I'm innocent, not that there's not enough evidence, and that I've had my life ruined and plenty of people's careers ruined by Nottinghamshire Police following such spurious allegations."
Mr Zadrozny, 35, of Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, became the youngest council leader in England in 2007.
He is currently an independent councillor on Ashfield District and Nottinghamshire County councils.
He stood for the Liberal Democrats in Ashfield in the 2010 general election, and was selected to fight the same seat in 2015.
However, the party suspended him after his arrest over the child sex allegations.
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He said he wants to run for police and crime commissioner because "somebody needs to clean up Nottinghamshire Police".
Nottinghamshire's current police and crime commissioner is Paddy Tipping, a former Labour MP.
The police force said it would not be appropriate to comment at this stage.
Mr Zadrozny's lawyer told Mansfield Magistrates Court his client "vehemently denies the allegations".
District Judge Jonathan Taaffe granted Mr Zadrozny bail and he will next appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 27 April.District Judge Jonathan Taaffe granted Mr Zadrozny bail and he will next appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 27 April.
The independent councillor, who became the youngest council leader in England in 2007, serves both Ashfield District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.
He was re-elected to the Sutton-in-Ashfield North ward in May 2013.
When he was first questioned by police in March last year, he was hoping to become Ashfield's first ever Liberal Democrat MP. Mr Zadrozny was subsequently suspended by the party.
Nottinghamshire County Council said that due to changes to the Localism Act 2011, it no longer had the power to suspended councillors.Nottinghamshire County Council said that due to changes to the Localism Act 2011, it no longer had the power to suspended councillors.
Therefore Mr Zadrozny will not be disqualified from his role unless he is later found guilty and sentenced to a jail term of three months or more, or given a suspended sentence.Therefore Mr Zadrozny will not be disqualified from his role unless he is later found guilty and sentenced to a jail term of three months or more, or given a suspended sentence.
In a statement last month, Mr Zadrozny said he "looks forward" to clearing his name and will continue to represent his constituents.
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