FORMER Metro Mayor Dan Norris is facing new allegations of sexual offences.
Avon & Somerset police initially arrested the 66-year-old politician in April last year on suspicion of rape and child sex offences alleged to have happened between the 2000s and 2020s.
He was placed on police bail as officers from the Operation Bluestone dedicated rape and serious sexual assault team continued their investigation.
In February police said: “Following our enquiries, the man has been further arrested on suspicion of rape against a second woman, sexual assault against a third woman, as well as voyeurism and upskirting against a number of women.
“We’re no longer actively investigating any sexual offences against children, but the original rape and misconduct in a public office investigation is continuing.
“Investigations into sexual offences are sensitive and complex and as a result, it can take a significant amount of time for enquiries to be completed.
“The man remains on conditional bail.”
Mr Norris, whose term as Metro Mayor ended last May, was suspended from the Labour Party immediately after his arrest but remains the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham.
He issued a statement after his further arrest, saying: “I vigorously and entirely deny the serious allegations made against me. They are untrue. I am challenging them through my legal representatives.”
Mr Norris has been banned from entering Parliament, under rules restricting access to MPs arrested on suspicion of a violent or sexual offence.
He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: He was “Still representing constituents.”