Christopher Killick
Christopher Killick | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Independent candidate in Hartlepool |
Christopher Killick is a British convicted sex offender, running for election as a Independent Politician in Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency) on the 2021 Hartlepool by-election|6 May by-election, 2021.
Early life
Killick grew up in London, studied international relations at the University of Sussex and worked as a shop sales assistant.[1]
Criminal conviction
Killick filmed a 62-second clip of naked woman in her hotel room while she was unconscious in 2015; she said she woke up to Killick not knowing who he was or how she arrived in the hotel, and said that she was Drug-facilitated sexual assault|drugged and raped.[2][3][4]
Although the Crown Prosecution Service initially claimed Killick's actions were not illegal, he was arrested in 2020 for his crimes. He was given a 30-month community order, fined £2,000 for illegal voyeurism, was put on the sex offenders register until September 2025 and ordered to pay £5,000 in compensation following a campaign by the woman.[2][3][4]
Political career
Hartlepool Mail noted Killick's intention to run in Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)|Hartlepool's 2021 Hartlepool by-election|6 May by-election in April 2021, noting his intention to set up and lead a political party which would focus on "every part" of the country and to "improve political discourse, trust and participation".[1]
He did not reveal his criminal conviction before running "to make it simpler or easier for me", he said.[5] He was later "kicked out" from his Airbnb lodgings for failing to disclose that he was a sex offender.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marko, Nic (22 April 2021). "Why independent Hartlepool by-election candidate would legalise certain drugs". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Voyeur sentenced after woman's five-year campaign". BBC News. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milne, Amber (8 August 2020). "Woman filmed naked and unconscious in London hotel wins five-year legal fight". Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Un délinquant sexuel inscrit explique pourquoi il se présente à l’élection partielle de Hartlepool" [Registered sex offender explains why he is running in Hartlepool by-election]. News 24 (in français). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Hartlepool by-election: Voyeur Christopher Killick stands". BBC News. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Katie (21 April 2021). "Convicted sex offender explains why he's standing to be Hartlepool MP". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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