Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/2000/04/12/portsmouth_politician_resigns_over_pc/

Portsmouth politician resigns over PC porn

When will they ever learn

By Tim Richardson

Posted in On-Prem, 12th April 2000 15:36 GMT

A former Lord Mayor of Portsmouth has held up his hands to looking at dirty pictures on the Internet. Not only did Mark Hancock admit to peeking at dirty pics, he also used a Portsmouth City Council PC to do it. According to a report in the The News, police said that none of the sites Hancock visited were illegal, but they did include hardcore and bondage images. Instead, the scandal has rocked Portsmouth City Council forcing the former Labour Lord Mayor to hang up his robes. Hancock has apologised for doing nothing wrong and resigned as chairman of the city's economic development committee in April last year. News of Hancock's stroke with online porn was revealed yesterday. ® Related Stories The News: PC PORN SHAME OF EX-LORD MAYOR