Liron Velleman

Liron Velleman, 31, a former Labour councillor for Whetstone in Barnet, North London, engaged in explicit online communications with an undercover Metropolitan Police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. Using the alias 'Tim Graham 95', Velleman sent messages discussing sexual acts and solicited explicit images. He also sent a video of his penis to the officer. Velleman resigned from his council position following his arrest. In February 2026, he pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to look at an image of sexual activity. At Southwark Crown Court, he was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for 15 months, and ordered to complete 180 hours of community service and 20 rehabilitation days. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register and under a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years.