MSP appears in court charged with voyeurism and possessing indecent images of children

A suspended Scottish Labour MSP has appeared successful tribunal charged with voyeurism and being successful possession of indecent photographs of children.

Colin Smyth, 52, was antecedently arrested connected 5 August.

The MSP for South Scotland appeared earlier Dumfries Sheriff Court connected Wednesday, wherever helium made nary plea to the 2 abstracted charges.

The accused, whose wide code was fixed arsenic Edinburgh, was granted bail up of his adjacent tribunal appearance, which is yet to beryllium confirmed.

A spokesperson from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said: "These matters are progressive nether the Contempt of Court Act 1981.

"The provisions of this enactment support the integrity of proceedings, sphere entree to justness for victims and unafraid the rights of radical accused of crime.

"Anyone publishing items astir progressive cases is advised to workout caution arsenic worldly indispensable not beryllium commentary oregon investigation of evidence, witnesses oregon accused.

"Contempt of Court carries penalties of up to 2 years successful situation and/or an unlimited fine."

Smyth has been an MSP since 2016 and antecedently served arsenic Scottish Labour's wide caput from 2008 to 2012.

He is presently suspended from the enactment and is listed arsenic an autarkic connected the Scottish parliament website.