Patrick Rock | |
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Born | Patrick Robert John Rock de Besombes 17 November 1951 Kensington, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Stonyhurst College Worcester College, Oxford |
Occupation | Political aide to the Prime Minister |
Employer | British government |
Conviction(s) | 1 June 2016 (guilty verdict) of possessing and downloading indecent images of children |
Criminal charge | Making indecent images of children, possession of indecent images of children |
Penalty | two-year conditional discharge |
Patrick Robert John Rock de Besombes (born 17 November 1951), is a former British political aide, special adviser and convicted sex offender. He was deputy director of policy to David Cameron, Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, until he was forced to resign in 2014 over allegations of making and possessing indecent images of children,[1] for which he was later convicted.