# UK teen arrested for mocking politician on social media

> 15-year-old UK teen arrested after Facebook posts mocked local Conservative councillor.
- Title: UK teen arrested for mocking politician on social media
- Summary: 15-year-old UK teen arrested after Facebook posts mocked local Conservative councillor. 15-year-old UK teen arrested for posting altered images of…
- Keywords: fraser, reform uk, walsall, simon bennett, conservative councillor, free speech union, crown prosecution service, uk police, facebook, hate crime, harassment, malicious communications
- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/opinion/a-uk-teen-made-fun-of-a-politician-then-cops-showed-up-at-his-door
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:25:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: fraser, reform uk, walsall, simon bennett, conservative councillor, free speech union, crown prosecution service, uk police, facebook, hate crime, harassment, malicious communications
## UK teen arrested for mocking politician
15-year-old UK teen arrested after Facebook posts mocked local Conservative councillor.
## Fraser's political activism
15-year-old Fraser is a Reform UK supporter who attended local meetings and door-knocked for politicians.
## Altered Facebook post
Fraser posted altered photo of Simon Bennett with bunny ears captioned 'Nibble… nibble… crunch… crunch Can you hear it? That’s the sound of a rabbit devouring the last remaining shreds of Wolverhampton Conservatives’ credibility'.

> Nibble… nibble… crunch… crunch Can you hear it? That’s the sound of a rabbit devouring the last remaining shreds of Wolverhampton Conservatives’ credibility.
## Police response
Four West Midlands police officers arrested Fraser and seized his devices before taking him to station for DNA and fingerprinting.
## Free Speech Union case
Free Speech Union says 7,000 UK censorship cases handled since 2020 with over 60,000 arrests for communications offenses from 2021 to 2025.
## Councillor's response
Simon Bennett claimed Fraser targeted him in Facebook posts and said local council suggested reporting to police.

> he has since claimed that fraser’s jokes were part of a larger pattern of online harassment
## Key takeaway

15-year-old UK teen arrested for posting altered images of Conservative councillor with bunny ears and mocking his attire, sparking UK free speech concerns.