Former Labour MP Ivor Caplin, who served as Hove’s consultant from 1997 to 2005, has been arrested in Brighton following a sting operation by citizen paedophile hunters, the Solar reported.Footage shared on-line reveals a person, believed to be Caplin, being handcuffed by police on suspicion of participating in on-line sexual communications with a toddler.The 66-year-old was allegedly trying to rearrange a gathering with a 15-year-old boy when he was detained. Within the video, officers seem to take a pockets from the person, wearing a purple baseball cap and a protracted gray overcoat, earlier than inserting it into an proof bag.Sussex Police confirmed the arrest, saying: “We’re conscious of footage circulating on social media exhibiting a person in Brighton being detained on suspicion of participating in on-line sexual communications with a toddler. Officers can affirm {that a} native 66-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, January 11, and at the moment stays in custody. That is an ongoing and energetic investigation.”Caplin, who was suspended from the Labour Celebration months in the past over “critical allegations” that he denies, was just lately within the headlines for criticising Elon Musk. Throughout a tv look final week, Caplin condemned Musk’s tweets about Labour chief Keir Starmer and MP Jess Phillips, calling them “utterly and totally unfound.” He added: “The abuse he has tried to convey on Keir Starmer is totally unacceptable.”In response to Caplin’s arrest, Musk posted on X saying, “What a creep.”
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