Labour councillor convicted of exposure spared jail
Briefly

Sam Gould, a Labour councillor and former aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has been convicted of indecent exposure, leading to a 22-week suspended prison sentence. Following his actions, which involved exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl and a woman in separate incidents, Gould resigned from his council position. He was suspended from the Labour Party upon arrest but remained a councillor due to procedural limitations in Redbridge Council. The court also imposed a seven-year sexual harm prevention order on him, barring contact with minors under 18.
As a councillor in Redbridge, Sam Gould, previously an aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has faced serious legal consequences for indecent exposure.
Gould was sentenced to 22 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for two years, and subjected to a seven-year sexual harm prevention order following the charges.
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