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<\/picture><\/span>HoC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nA Tory MP has said he is one of the men to have been sent unsolicited explicit messages in a suspected honeytrap plot targeting Westminster. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bosworth MP Luke Evans said he contacted the police after becoming “a victim of cyber-flashing and malicious communication”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It has been reported that up to 13 men have received suspicious messages, raising security concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The men are thought to include a government minister and advisers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Some had been sent naked images, and two MPs are reported to have responded by sending images of themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It comes after fellow Conservative MP William Wragg made an apology, having admitted giving some MPs’ personal phone numbers to a man on a gay dating app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Met Police has confirmed it is “carrying out an investigation following reports that a number of unsolicited messages were sent to MPs over recent months”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Earlier this week, Leicestershire Police said it was “investigating a report of malicious communications” that had been made to them last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Describing his own experience in a video on Facebook, Mr Evans said: “A month ago I was a victim of cyber-flashing and malicious communications.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He said the first set of messages came when he was with his wife, and received “a one-time open photo on WhatsApp of an explicit image of a naked lady”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ten days later he received a further set of messages and was able “to record conversations and catch photos and videos of the messages”, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mr Evans said he reported the messages to the police as well as the chief whip in Parliament. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “I wanted it to be private because there is an ongoing police investigation,” he said, but added that in recent days he had been “hounded by journalists”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “I’m just pleased I blew the whistle, reported it to the authorities and it’s now being looked into.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n On Thursday, Mr Wragg admitted sending some MPs’ numbers to someone he met on dating site Grindr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Hazel Grove MP told the Times he had been “scared” because the individual had “compromising things on me” and “wouldn’t leave me alone”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mr Wragg – who is stepping down at the next election – said he was “mortified”, adding: “I’m so sorry that my weakness has caused other people hurt.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The BBC has spoken to two people in political circles who have been targeted by unwanted messages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n One ex-MP, who is gay, said he received messages from someone calling themselves “Charlie” who claimed, incorrectly, that he had previously worked for Mr Wragg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The former MP explained he was in a relationship, but further flirtatious messages followed. After “Charlie” sent an explicit image, the former MP blocked him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Someone who works for an MP told the BBC they received a message last autumn from someone calling themselves “Abi”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The staffer said this person claimed to know him from work, and mentioned an event he had attended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But he grew suspicious when he asked who they were, and they replied with information that was “clearly wrong”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He said he ignored them, but they continued to message him. He told the BBC he learned five or six months later that someone else had received messages from a person with the same number and similar picture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The MP’s staff member said he would be “very surprised” if Mr Wragg had his number, and he cannot recall ever having met him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A House of Commons spokesperson said it took security “extremely seriously” and provided MPs and staff with “tailored advice” to make them aware of risks online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “We are encouraging anyone affected who has concerns to contact the Parliamentary Security Department,” they added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Hunt praises MP’s apology over dating app incident<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n MP ‘sorry’ for sharing private numbers on dating app<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n Published at Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:11:06 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I reported explicit messages to police, says MP HoC By Kate Whannel Political reporter A Tory MP has said he is one of the men to have been sent unsolicited explicit messages in a suspected honeytrap plot targeting Westminster. 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