Shamed Scots Tory councillor receives £8k of public money after sex assault conviction
sexually assaulting a man at a civic event.Aberdeen’s former deputy Lord Provost Alan Donnelly, 65, is facing calls to donate his salary to charity amid claims it’s an “insult to his victim and our city” for him to continue to collect a wage.Councillor Alan Donnelly has been paid £8,316.33 between the day of his conviction, 12 December 2019, and 31 May 2020.More than half of that was received while he was barred from the Town House, pending an investigation by the ethics watchdog.Liberal Democrat group leader Ian Yuill has called on the Torry And Ferryhill member to refuse to accept the sum and put the money to an alternative use.Following a trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, Donnelly was found guilty of committing a sexual assault at a city