Paul Tweed was the councillor for Litherland ward before a police investigation found he possessed sickening child sex images
Families have called on Sefton Council to introduce DBS checks for elected councillors after Sefton 's former mayor pleaded guilty to child sex offences. Paul Tweed was the serving councillor for Litherland ward when a police investigation found he possessed sickening child sex images. Tweed, 62 was initially charged with three counts of making indecent images of children and told police he had viewed the sick images 'by accident when browsing pornography'.
Tweed also pleaded guilty to the additional charge presented on November 6 which related to the possession of extreme pornographic images. Local news previously reported how Tweed was elected to Sefton Council in 1992 and held a number of high ranking positions on the local authority, including holding the cabinet portfolio for corporate services and performance between 2012 and 2015. He became Sefton's Mayor for the year 2008/09, attending numerous events as the borough's first citizen.
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