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| Tory councillor suspended over lewd comments to hunt protester | Tory councillor suspended over lewd comments to hunt protester |
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| A Conservative councillor has been suspended after a video emerged showing him making lewd comments to a hunt protester while hunting. | A Conservative councillor has been suspended after a video emerged showing him making lewd comments to a hunt protester while hunting. |
| West Norfolk Foxhounds master and huntsman Charles Carter has represented Saham Toney ward, on Breckland council, since 2011. | West Norfolk Foxhounds master and huntsman Charles Carter has represented Saham Toney ward, on Breckland council, since 2011. |
| He was accosted by Linda Hoggard, who had been following the Middleton Hunt in North Yorkshire for several hours. | |
| Ms Hoggard streamed her encounter with Mr Carter on Facebook Live. | Ms Hoggard streamed her encounter with Mr Carter on Facebook Live. |
| 'Very pretty' | 'Very pretty' |
| She approached the riders, saying: "Excuse me, did you know fox hunting was banned?" | She approached the riders, saying: "Excuse me, did you know fox hunting was banned?" |
| Mr Carter first replied by asking the Ms Hoggard if she had damaged her car. | Mr Carter first replied by asking the Ms Hoggard if she had damaged her car. |
| She replied: "Never mind if I've damaged the car, you've damaged a fox. | She replied: "Never mind if I've damaged the car, you've damaged a fox. |
| "I'm telling you a question - hunting is banned, so why are you still hunting?" | "I'm telling you a question - hunting is banned, so why are you still hunting?" |
| She added: "It's banned, and you still get away with it." | She added: "It's banned, and you still get away with it." |
| Mr Carter then removed his phone from his pocket and asked: "What is your name?" | Mr Carter then removed his phone from his pocket and asked: "What is your name?" |
| After Ms Hoggard did not give her name, Mr Carter told her: "I'd quite like to shag you actually." | After Ms Hoggard did not give her name, Mr Carter told her: "I'd quite like to shag you actually." |
| He then said: "Can I take to you bed please?" | He then said: "Can I take to you bed please?" |
| Smiling, he went on to say: "You're very pretty." | Smiling, he went on to say: "You're very pretty." |
| Mr Carter finally asked "Can I have your number please?" before riding off with the rest of the hunt. | Mr Carter finally asked "Can I have your number please?" before riding off with the rest of the hunt. |
| Ms Hoggard later wrote on Facebook: "He wanted a reaction from me as he was taping me... I ain't that stupid... he's in the wrong, not me." | Ms Hoggard later wrote on Facebook: "He wanted a reaction from me as he was taping me... I ain't that stupid... he's in the wrong, not me." |
| Flush out | Flush out |
| Under the 2004 Hunting Act, foxes can no longer be killed by dogs as part of a hunt. | |
| One or two dogs can be used to "flush out" - remove from cover - a fox, which should then be shot. | One or two dogs can be used to "flush out" - remove from cover - a fox, which should then be shot. |
| A full pack of dogs can be used to flush out a fox to be hunted by a bird of prey. | A full pack of dogs can be used to flush out a fox to be hunted by a bird of prey. |
| If flushing out goes wrong and a dog ends up killing a fox, any prosecution under the act must prove that the humans in charge intended this, rather than shooting or killing by the bird, to happen. | If flushing out goes wrong and a dog ends up killing a fox, any prosecution under the act must prove that the humans in charge intended this, rather than shooting or killing by the bird, to happen. |
| The ban on fox hunting does not affect drag hunting, which started in the early 19th Century. | The ban on fox hunting does not affect drag hunting, which started in the early 19th Century. |
| It involves humans laying a scent - such as aniseed or a chemical mixed with oil and water - for hounds to chase, rather than following an animal. | It involves humans laying a scent - such as aniseed or a chemical mixed with oil and water - for hounds to chase, rather than following an animal. |
| Trail hunting, on the other hand, did not exist until the ban. It involves laying a fox's scent, usually its urine, for the dogs to follow. | Trail hunting, on the other hand, did not exist until the ban. It involves laying a fox's scent, usually its urine, for the dogs to follow. |
| The BBC has approached Mr Carter for comment. | The BBC has approached Mr Carter for comment. |
| Breckland council said statement: "Breckland council has this morning been made aware of a video of a hunt in Yorkshire, in which one of its councillors, Charles Carter, made inappropriate and offensive comments to a protester." | Breckland council said statement: "Breckland council has this morning been made aware of a video of a hunt in Yorkshire, in which one of its councillors, Charles Carter, made inappropriate and offensive comments to a protester." |
| William Nunn, leader of Breckland council, said: "Having been made aware of the video this morning, I was appalled by the conduct of one of my Conservative councillors, who has clearly brought the party and the council into disrepute as a result of his behaviour. | William Nunn, leader of Breckland council, said: "Having been made aware of the video this morning, I was appalled by the conduct of one of my Conservative councillors, who has clearly brought the party and the council into disrepute as a result of his behaviour. |
| "I immediately took action, and the individual concerned has been suspended from the Conservative Group at Breckland council, pending the outcome of a full investigation by the Mid Norfolk Conservative Association." | "I immediately took action, and the individual concerned has been suspended from the Conservative Group at Breckland council, pending the outcome of a full investigation by the Mid Norfolk Conservative Association." |
| "Suspension is a neutral act, and, as such, it would be inappropriate at this stage to make any further comment ahead of the investigation outcome." | "Suspension is a neutral act, and, as such, it would be inappropriate at this stage to make any further comment ahead of the investigation outcome." |
| By Patrick Evans, UGC and Social News Hub | By Patrick Evans, UGC and Social News Hub |