Councillor, who is currently sitting as an independent, says he is ‘disappointed’ by decision and will be appealing
A Conservative councillor who said an alleged rape victim was probably a prostitute has been expelled from the party.
Shaun Slator, who currently sits as an independent councillor on Bromley council, made the comments onIn the tweet, for which he later apologised, Slator claimed it was “more likely” that an alleged rape victim was a prostitute whose “punter … didn’t pay”. The Conservative party said he was thrown out of the party after a complaints process. A spokesperson said: “The Conservative party has an established code of conduct and formal processes where complaints can be made in confidence. This process is rightly confidential. Following the conclusion of this process, cllr Slator has been expelled.”After Slator made the comments, in December, the Labour group leader Simon Jeal said his words were “revolting”.
Slator later apologised publicly, saying he was “not ashamed to admit that I am fallible, and I have made a mistake”, and that he had deactivated his Twitter account. He also said he had signed up for a course about online interaction. As a councillor, he said he had “a responsibility to reflect more deeply on what I say and post online”.
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