A Tory MP has been charged with a sexual assault on a teenager it can finally be revealed.
Rising star Imran Ahmad Khan, 47 appeared at Westminster Magistrates over an historic “groping” claim.
His identity can now be reported after restrictions were lifted.
He appeared at the court this week where Mr Khan, the MP for Wakefield pleaded “not guilty” to the single count which dates back to January 2008.
He will appear at the Old Bailey next month.
Mr Khan was one of the red wall MPs elected in the 2019 election, where he ousted Labour stalwart Mary Creagh.
Staffordshire Police have been probing the claim for over a year but never made a formal arrest.
Instead he was sent a formal “requisition” demanding he turn up to face the charge last month.
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Tom Little QC told the court the alleged sexual assault involved a 15 year-old boy.
In a statement released on Twitter, the MP said: “It is true that an accusation has been made against me.
“May I make it clear from the outset that the allegation, which is from over 13 years ago, is denied, in the strongest terms.
“This matter is deeply distressing to me and I, of course, take it extremely seriously.
“To be accused of doing something, I did not do is shocking, destabilising and traumatic.
“I am innocent.
“Those like me who are falsely accused of such actions are in the difficult position of having to endure damaging and painful speculation, until the case is concluded.
“I asked for privacy as I work to clear my name.”
