King Charles strips 9 people of MBEs including Hampshire man

Gosport-based Graham Trewhella was awarded an MBE in December 2009 - but this has now been removed following his criminal conviction in 2021. He was prosecuted after being caught by a paedophile hunter group named Trap. Members had communicated with Trewhella posing as a 14-year-old boy he agreed to meet with to have sex. A notice published in the London Gazette read: "THE KING has directed that the appointment of Graham Gilbey TREWHELLA to be a Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 31 December 2009, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order." Graham Trewhella was awarded his MBE in December 2009 (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire) Full list of people to have their MBEs and OBEs stripped in 2026 Ian Ashbold, received MBE in 2016, stripped due to a criminal conviction Lloyd Hamilton, received MBE in 2011, stripped due to a criminal conviction Angela Middleton, received MBE in 2019, stripped due to bringing the honours system into disrepute Nigel O’Connor, received MBE in 2015, stripped due to professional censure Tony Reilly, received OBE in 2011, stripped due to professional censure Paul Rose, received MBE in 2002, stripped due to a criminal conviction Anant Shah, received OBE in 2020, stripped due to bringing the honours system into disrepute Graham Trewhella, received MBE in 2010, stripped due to a criminal conviction Stuart Hogg, received MBE in 2024, stripped due to a criminal conviction Why was Graham Trewhella stripped of his MBE? Trewhella admitted attempting to arrange or facilitate a child sex offence, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and three charges of making indecent images in 2021. In 2017, Trewhella was ensnared by the paedophile hunter group Trap, who had been posing as a 14-year-old boy called 'George' on Grindr. Trewhella was confronted by Trap in 2017 (Image: Trap) Portsmouth Crown Court heard that Trewhella went to meet him despite it being made clear by 'George' what his age was. Members of Trap then confronted Trewhella, who was seen in a video posted to their Facebook page. Trewhella claimed he had come to watch some fireworks, but his actions were described by the Trap member as "absolutely disgraceful". The man posing as 'George' added: "You’ve thrown away your life." Recommended reading: Police were called and arrested Trewhella on October 28, 2017. They later searched his computer and found nearly 1,100 indecent images of children. Trewhella's 17-month jail sentence for the offences was suspended for two years.

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