EX-GREATER MANCHESTER COUNCILLOR JAILED FOR CHILD INDECENCY
A former councillor for Greater Manchester has received a three-year community order after admitting to the creation of indecent images involving a child.
Simon Carter, who served as the representative for Bury Council’s Tottington ward starting in 2012, faced 16 charges linked to this offense.
On 4 September, he appeared before Bolton Crown Court, where he was imposed a supervision order valid for three years.
He is also mandated to register as a sex offender for a period of five years.
As part of his sentence, Carter, a former member of the council’s standards committee, must participate in a sex offender treatment program and is prohibited from working with anyone under 18.
It was officially confirmed during the court hearing that Carter, age 53, of Milldale Road in Leigh, admitted guilt to the charges, leading to the sentence reflecting the severity of his conduct.
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 States
- based on surname
55.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
35.2%
Surname region
UK
United States
55.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A former councillor for Greater Manchester has received a three-year community order after admitting to the creation of indecent images involving a child. Simon Carter, who served as the representative for Bury Council's Tottington ward ...
Community order
A former councillor for Greater Manchester has received a three-year community order after admitting to the creation of indecent images involving a child
Sex Offenders Register
five years
He is also mandated to register as a sex offender for a period of five years
