Labour Councillor (Halton/Leeds), Lee Benson – Convicted and awaiting sentence in 2005, after pleading guilty on 12 counts of possession of indecent images of children, featuring youngsters between the ages of 5 and 11, he was caught when Council IT staff found the material on his computer.

Benson, who has a child of his own, showed his utter comtempt for the people who voted for him by storing his sickening child porn collection on the computer provided for him by the council. Benson was suspended – not expelled – by the Labour Party, which means his name remained on the Labour Party Membership List, as well as on the Sex Offenders Register.

At his Sentencing Hearing, Benson, who served Leeds for 10 years as a councillor was given a Suspended Jail term for possessing pornographic images of young girls, was given a nine-month suspended sentence and placed on the Sex Offenders Register.

Isolated Incident

The court heard that some of the images he had looked at on his computer at Leeds Civic Hall contained girls as young as five. A spokeswoman for the authority said: "Leeds City Council has robust procedures in place to monitor internet and e-mail use, and it was through this process that our IT staff became aware of inappropriate use by former councillor Benson. This was an isolated case and was dealt with immediately."

Benson, who served Leeds for 10 years as a Labour councillor was given a 9 month suspended jail term for possessing pornographic images of young girls. Lee Benson, 46, of Yew Tree Lane, Colton, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to 12 counts of possessing indecent images of children.