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Former Conservative MP William Wragg has opened up in a recent interview about his involvement in the UK Parliament “honeytrap” scandal and how it affected his mental health. Wragg was one of many victims of an individual who posed as ‘Charlie’ and ‘Abi’ online and sent flirtatious messages to numerous politicians, journalists, and advisers. He began communicating with ‘Charlie’ on the dating app Grindr in January, and within hours they had exchanged explicit photos. Shortly after, ‘Charlie’ began pressuring Wragg to send him the numbers of other men who worked in Parliament, which resulted in Wragg passing on around a dozen numbers.
Wragg realised that he was involved in a catfishing scheme after reading about the scandal that had emerged in April. This led to Wragg admitting that he had passed on the numbers to a journalist and to him resigning from the Conservative Party and from his posts on parliamentary committees. As a result of his actions, others became victims of the scheme, and Wragg admits to feeling guilt and shame, as well as suffering panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.
Wragg hopes that by speaking out about his experience, he can raise awareness of catfishing and help others to recognise the signs and report it. Wragg believes that the catfisher was motivated by sexual kicks and by the power they held over others. While he has resigned from politics, Wragg still hopes to find love but says that he is more cautious now.
The Westminster catfishing operation was under way for some time before Wragg became involved, and police do not think any other foreign state was involved in the scheme. However, one former MP has claimed that Wragg has not apologised directly to those whose numbers he passed on to the catfisher
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