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Ex-Labour Councillors Sentenced for Attempted Child Sexting

4/28/2026

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Ex-Labour councillors Adrian Hughes and Liron Woodcock-Velleman were convicted of attempting sexual communication with minors, Hughes receiving 32 months in prison and Woodcock-Velleman a suspended sentence.
Adrian Hughes served on Dudley Council’s Children’s Services and Scrutiny committees before Labour Party suspended him 2023.
During sentencing, record noted Adrian Hughes’s remorse, defence’s claim of mental-health and substance issues, and Judge James Lofthouse’s statement that Liron Woodcock-Velleman’s reckless actions were his responsibility.

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Ex-Labour councillors Adrian Hughes and Liron Woodcock-Velleman were convicted of attempting sexual communication with minors, Hughes receiving 32 months in prison and Woodcock-Velleman a suspended sentence.
Adrian Hughes served on Dudley Council’s Children’s Services and Scrutiny committees before Labour Party suspended him 2023.
During sentencing, record noted Adrian Hughes’s remorse, defence’s claim of mental-health and substance issues, and Judge James Lofthouse’s statement that Liron Woodcock-Velleman’s reckless actions were his responsibility.