Former UK lawmaker jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of teenager

British MP Imran Ahmad Khan arrives at Southwark Crown Court to stand trial over sex offence claims, in London, Britain, April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

Khan, who was a lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, resigned as a member of parliament last month after he was found guilty of assaulting the boy at a house in 2008. He had denied the allegation.

Khan had represented the Wakefield area in northern England. His replacement will be elected on June 23.

Khan, 48, had said that he was "withdrawing from political life" when he announced his decision to give up his parliamentary seat, which he was elected to in 2019.