CPS decides to prosecute councillor following rape and sexual assault allegations
The Crown Prosecution Service has today, 3 November 2026, announced that George Madgwick, 37, of Portsmouth, has been charged with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault by penetration, two counts of making and one count of distributing indecent images of a child.
The charges follow a Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary investigation into allegations relating to four complainants between 2008-2021.
Mr Madgwick will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday 25 November 2026.
A spokesperson from the Crown Prosecution Service said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute George Madgwick for serious sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape.
“He has also been charged with making a threat to kill, false imprisonment and stalking.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to bring the case to court.
“We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial. There should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings."
Notes to editors
- George Madgwick (26/06/1989), is from Portsmouth. He has been charged with:
- 12 counts of rape
- Eight counts of actual bodily harm
- Two counts of assault by penetration
- Two counts of sexual assault
- Two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour
- Two counts of making an indecent image of a child
- One count of distribution of an indecent image of a child
- One count of stalking
- One count of threats to kill
- One count of false imprisonment
- One count of criminal damage
- One count of theft
- One count of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child
- The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
- The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.