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A police-backed charity for vulnerable young people handed a senior role to a woman who shockingly teamed up with her paedophile dad to try to become an MP.

Prism has been criticised for working with Aimee Challenor - who left the Green Party in disgrace after using her dad as an election agent while on bail accused of raping a 10-year-old.

The charity helps gay, lesbian and trans young people and was hailed as “excellent” by a senior police officer.

But it faces calls to sever ties with Ms Challenor - whose dad David was locked up for 22 years over the child abuse.

She was then criticised in an independent Verita report commissioned by the Greens after complaints about using her dad David during the 2017 general election campaign.

Andy Healey, a Green Party activist and youth worker, described Prism’s decision to work with Ms Challenor as “outrageous and disturbing”.

Mr Healey had raised concerns about the decision to appoint Mr Challenor but was threatened with an injunction, he claims.

West Midlands Police Superintendent Phil Healy described Prism as “excellent” on Twitter after the force appeared alongside Ms Challenor at a public event organised by local authority Coventry City Council.

(Image: West Midlands Police / SWNS.com)

Ms Challenor, who resigned from the Greens, said she had been through enhanced DBS checks, and started work for Prism as a volunteer after receiving support from them previously.

She said: “People are raising valid concerns. That’s fair enough. There are some people who are misrepresenting the Verita report.

“Some people are saying the Verita report said I shouldn’t work with children,” she said.

“That’s not the case. I had a lapse of judgement, and there was a need for me to undergo training and have access to better support.

“I have learnt from the Verita report and taken on board their recommendations for further training and support.

“It has shaped how we handle these matters at Prism. For example we used to offer one to one support.

“We now no longer do, it’s always two members to one person. We are taking these safeguards seriously.

Coventry Commander, Chief Superintendent Mike O’Hara said: “We are committed to working with our community and partner agencies to reduce hate crime in our city.”