Ex weighs in on British MP ‘sexting’ 17-year-old
BRITISH MP Simon Danczuk’s first wife last night branded him a “despicable” embarrassment to his children after he was caught sexting a teenager.
Sonia Rossington, 39, launched a blistering attack on the scandal-hit politician, threatening to change their teenage daughter’s surname to protect her from his “stupidity”.
She also hinted that she was planning to make a further bombshell revelation that could end her ex-husband’s political career.
Rossington said: “Once I divulge this information, it does not matter if the Labour Party has suspended him or not, he will never have a political career again, it will end it – from the moment I open my mouth.”
Rochdale MP Danczuk, 49, a campaigning politician who exposed his predecessor Cyril Smith as a predatory paedophile, was suspended by Labour after he admitted sending explicit messages to a girl of 17. His behaviour yesterday provoked an astonishing outburst from his first wife, who was married to him from 1996 to 2010.
Rossington said: “My God, what is he doing? He has a daughter not much younger than the girl he wants to ‘spank’, and his 18-year-old son has enough problems at university due to sharing the Danczuk name.” In a text sent to Danczuk, Rossington said: “Can you please stop embarrassing them, they are children growing up with your surname.”
Speaking outside her five-bedroom terraced house in Blackburn last night, she became emotional as she told how the sexting scandal had provoked her into planning an explosive revelation about her exhusband’s past.
Danczuk began exchanging messages with teenager Sophena Houli- han last year after she contacted him asking to do case work in his constituency office.
The texts became increasingly sexual and explicit, with the MP telling the 17-year-old he was “horny” and wanted to “spank” her.
The twice-married father – who was dumped by girlfriend councillor Claire Hamilton when she discovered the texts – has since apologised unreservedly, claiming that he was at a “low point” in his life.
Houlihan, who only recently turned 18, has since accused Danczuk of being “totally inappropriate”. She said she had become attracted to the MP as they began exchanging texts that were “a little bit friendly” and “flirty” in July. After a month, Danczuk asked how old she was and on learning she was only 17 replied: “Good for you!”
He even invited her to accompany him on a trip to Spain and requested a picture, to which she responded with a photo of herself in a revealing white body suit.
But the teenager, who wanted a career in politics, has since said she feels duped.
The Greater Manchester police said they had investigated a complaint that Danczuk had been “communicating inappropriately with a teenage girl” but concluded no offences had been committed. – Daily Mail