Graham was charged and released pending further investigation by Fife police for the offence of grooming a minor. No real details have been released so far (no surprise there!) and this page will be updated once more becomes available. In fact there has been no news regarding this case since the end of August.

Police Arrest Senior Labour Councillor Accused Of Grooming Child For Sex

A senior Labour Councillor was arrested in Scotland and charged over alleged child grooming offences. He became the second Labour politician to have fallen foul of the law so far this year in relation to the abuse of children.

Anas Sarwar's 'Scottish branch' of the Labour Party has this evening suspended Councillor David Graham, a senior figure on Fife Council who up until today held a prominent position on the cabinet.

Graham, 41, is a Labour councillor for Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss villages, Fife's representative at Cosla, and is also a non-executive director on the board of NHS Fife.

The Labour councillor is due to appear in Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court "at a later date", police have confirmed.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said "A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to grooming offences following an investigation in Fife. He has been released on an undertaking to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court at a later date. Further enquiries are ongoing."

Lindsay Thomson, Fife Council's head of legal services, said "We are aware of an ongoing Police Scotland investigation involving a Fife councillor. As this is a live case we cannot comment further on the individual circumstances."

Councillor Graham, who owns a cafe in Methil and a social media and marketing company, was first elected to the council in 2012 and has been re-elected twice, in 2017 and 2022.

Both his Twitter and Facebook 'Councillor David Graham' accounts have been deactivated.