00:00A former Dudley counsellor has been jailed for two years and eight months after admitting
00:06offences linked to online contact with children. Adrian Hughes, who represented Upper Gornal
00:12and Woodsetton, was caught during an undercover police operation. The court heard officers
00:17used decoy profiles and Hughes believed he was communicating with girls aged 12 and 13.
00:24He admitted four charges before sentencing. Recorder A. Siddiqui told him he could have
00:29caused serious harm and said immediate custody was inevitable. Hughes had been suspended by
00:35Labour before later leaving Dudley Council after failing to attend meetings for six months,
00:40according to the authorities' records.
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