According to a Guardian report, the Crown Prosecution Service has said that George Madgwick, a Reform UK councillor, has been charged with 12 counts of rape. The Guardian reported that Madgwick, a councillor on Hampshire county council, has been charged with a total of 35 offences.

BBC News separately reported that the Crown Prosecution Service has charged Madgwick with 35 offences, including 12 rapes. The BBC News article carries a headline that refers to rape and sexual assault. Its summary does not name the council on which Madgwick serves.

The two reports differ on that detail but agree on the core facts. Both headlines identify Madgwick as a Reform UK councillor, and both attribute the charges to the Crown Prosecution Service. Both give the same figures, 35 offences in total and 12 counts of rape.

A charge is a formal accusation, and the summaries do not say whether any of the counts have been tried or how the case will proceed. Neither summary names a court or a hearing date, and neither includes a response from Madgwick.

The Guardian report carries a Press Association byline. The Guardian summary is an excerpt that ends with a request to continue reading, so the full article may contain additional detail not reflected here. The same is true of the brief BBC News summary.

Sources: The Guardian: Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape; BBC News: Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault.