The founder of the largest Pride organization in Surrey, UK, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse against children.
Stephen Ireland, 40, was arrested on Wednesday along with one of the volunteers from his organization, David Sutton, 26.
According to Surrey Police, Ireland and Sutton, both of whom worked with local pride organization Pride in Surrey, have jointly been charged with 15 offenses, including:
- Six counts of conspiracy to sexually assault a child;
- One count of conspiracy to kidnap a child;
- Four counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence;
- One count of conspiracy to administer a substance with intent;
- One count of publishing an obscene article;
- One count of voyeurism;
- One count of perverting the course of justice.
Ireland has been further charged with an additional 22 offenses of a serious nature, including the rape of a child, the sexual assault of a child, six counts of making indecent photographs of children, two count of possessing prohibited images of children, and more.
