Episode 1422
Aimee Challenor
Thu, 2021-Mar-25 01:41 UTC
Length - 1:51
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With 708,718 views on Wednesday, 24 March 2021 our article of the day is Aimee Challenor.
Aimee Knight (née Challenor, born 1 October 1997) is a British transgender activist and former spokesperson and electoral candidate for the Green Party. In 2017, she stood for election in Coventry South, receiving 1.3% of the votes.
In 2018, Challenor's father, who had been serving as her election agent, was convicted and jailed for raping and torturing a 10-year-old girl. Challenor's recruitment of her father, despite her knowledge of the charges for 22 sexual offences, led to an investigation and Challenor's suspension from the Green Party. She later resigned and joined the Liberal Democrats, but was suspended in 2019 over paedophilic tweets apparently posted by her partner. Challenor resigned from Stonewall UK at around the same time, leaving the United Kingdom for the United States.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:41 UTC on Thursday, 25 March 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Aimee Challenor on Wikipedia.
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