FORMER MORAY COUNCILLOR SEAN MORTON SENTENCED FOR CHILD IMAGES
2018.
A former councillor from Moray who pleaded guilty to charges related to indecent images of children has been sentenced to perform unpaid community service.
Sean Morton, aged 36, who served as the Scottish Labour representative for Fochabers and Lhanbryde, admitted to two offences in Elgin Sheriff Court.
One charge involved possessing indecent images of minors, while the other related to viewing extreme pornography.
As part of his sentence, Morton was ordered to complete 140 hours of unpaid work over a nine-month period under a community payback arrangement.
Additionally, he received a three-year supervision order and has been registered as a sex offender.
Labour Party officials stated that Morton was no longer affiliated with the party at the time of sentencing.
The offences date back to 2013, with Morton first appearing in court on Christmas Eve in 2016.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
46.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
42.2%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
46.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
2018. A former councillor from Moray who pleaded guilty to charges related to indecent images of children has been sentenced to perform unpaid community service. Sean Morton, aged 36, who served as the Scottish Labour representative for ...
Community order
140 hours
As part of his sentence, Morton was ordered to complete 140 hours of unpaid work over a nine-month period under a community payback arrangement
Community order
Additionally, he received a three-year supervision order and has been registered as a sex offender
