Editing Harvey Proctor (section)

== Resignation and trial ==
In June 1986, ''[[The Sunday People|The People]]'' newspaper published claims that Proctor had taken part in sexual relationships with male prostitutes aged between 17 and 21, in his London flat in exchange for money, and took indecent photos of them with a [[Polaroid camera]]. The age of consent for same-sex relationships was still 21 in 1986 (although 16 for opposite sex relationships), no specific legislation existed at the time regarding minimum ages for prostitution and the following year Proctor was charged with [[gross indecency]] and resigned his candidature. He was succeeded as MP by [[Teresa Gorman]] at the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|general election]]. At his trial in May 1987, Proctor pleaded guilty to four acts of gross indecency with a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man and was fined a total of £1,450.<ref name = BBC/><ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]] |page=1 |date=21 May 1987 |accessdate=14 February 2010 |title=Proctor is fined £1450 for spanking rent boys |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5yo1AAAAIBAJ&pg=3230,5279144}}</ref>