Tory MP Luke Evans says he was victim of 'cyber flashing and malicious communications'

A Conservative MP has said he was the victim of cyber flashing and malicious communications last month.

Luke Evans, the MP for Bosworth, in Leicestershire, wrote on Facebook that he was approached by two different numbers on WhatsApp "who purported to know me".

He added: "The first messages came through when I was with my wife, the second came through 10 days later when I was in the office with my team.

"After I tried to verify who was messaging me, I was sent sexually explicit images.

"I immediately blocked the numbers and reported them to the police and parliamentary security.

"I'd like to thank Leicestershire Police for supporting me through this as the police investigation continues."

Leicestershire Police confirmed on Thursday it is investigating a report of malicious communications after a number of unsolicited messages were sent to a Leicestershire MP last month.

It follows reports this week that a serving minister, some MPs, party staffers and political journalists were among those who received unsolicited messages from two unknown WhatsApp users.

Last night, Tory MP William Wragg admitted to The Times he shared MPs' personal phone numbers to a person he met on a dating app because the man had "compromising" information on him.

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