Jury sworn to try Tory MP’s aide accused of rape

  Jurors were today (Mon) warned to disregard news coverage of the Westminster sex scandal as they were sworn in to try a Tory MP’s aide accused of raping a woman in his boss’ parliamentary office. Samuel Armstrong, 24, the suspended chief of staff to South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, is accused of attacking the woman in an office on the Westminster Estate. The alleged rape took place in room G27 of the Norman Shaw North building in the early…