A man has pleaded guilty to a computer misuse offence linked to a Labour Party database, reports London Now.
Gabriel Leroy, 24, from Southwark, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday and admitted conspiring to commit an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.
The case centres on claims that a Labour Party database was tampered with to improve the selection chances of a particular candidate, as reported by our sister title London Now.
Three other individuals also appeared in court.
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Joel Bodmer, 40, Shila Bodmer, 41, and Carole Bonner, 70, all from Croydon, pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
Joel Bodmer also pleaded not guilty to doing acts tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice.
It is alleged that he supplied a PDF document and a Microsoft Excel file claiming to be full telephone records, which omitted details of a call made to the Labour Party Support Team on November 3, 2023.
The Evening Standard previously reported that the charges relate to the selection process for Labour’s candidate in Croydon East during the 2024 general election.
Phone numbers and email addresses on a list of Labour Party members had been changed to stop some prospective candidates being able to contact them to gather support.
Joel Bodmer had initially put himself forward as a candidate but later withdrew from the selection process.
All four individuals have been suspended from the Labour Party while legal proceedings are ongoing.
The defendants remain on bail.
The next hearing will take place on February 12, 2027, with a trial date set for February 5, 2029.
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