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Kingston council leader quits over child porn arrest | Kingston council leader quits over child porn arrest |
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The leader of Kingston borough council has resigned after he was arrested for possessing indecent images of children. | The leader of Kingston borough council has resigned after he was arrested for possessing indecent images of children. |
Derek Osbourne, 59, was arrested on Tuesday morning at his home in Kingston and taken to a south London police station. He has been bailed until August. | Derek Osbourne, 59, was arrested on Tuesday morning at his home in Kingston and taken to a south London police station. He has been bailed until August. |
In a statement, acting leader Liz Green said the Liberal Democrats were "deeply shocked". | |
Mr Osbourne was first elected leader from 1997-98, and then again from 2003. | |
A spokesman for the council said: "Everyone connected with Kingston Council is shocked by this news and we will of course assist and support the police investigation in any way that we can." | |
Mr Osbourne has resigned from the Liberal Democrat group as leader and is expected to resign as a councillor later, said a spokesman. | |
His duties have included sitting on a committee for the creation of a joint children's services department between Kingston and Richmond upon Thames, called Achieving for Children. | |
Mr Osbourne was unavailable for comment. |