The party has suspended the Fife councillor pending an investigation. He will appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in connection with the alleged offence at a later date.
A Scottish Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after he was arrested and charged over allegations of child grooming.
Councillor David Graham, who represents Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss on Fife council, has also stood down from his council appointments as spokesperson for health and social care.Scottish Labour said it would not comment pending the investigation. Fife Council's head of legal and democratic services, Lindsay Thomson, said:"Councillor Graham was charged with an offence and has been suspended by the Labour Party.
"He has stepped down from his council appointments pending the outcome of the investigation. No further comment can be made by the council during a live police investigation." 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.
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