http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-12059037
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Originally Posted by BBC News
Tommy Sheridan has been convicted of perjury following a 12-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The 46-year-old former MSP was found guilty of lying during his successful defamation case against the News of the World newspaper in 2006.
He sued after it printed allegations that he was an adulterer who had attended a swingers' club.
Sheridan has been given bail and faces a prison term when he is sentenced on 26 January.
His wife Gail, also 46, was acquitted last week after the Crown withdrew charges against her.
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Minutes before, the politician was found guilty of five allegations under one charge on the indictment.
The last remaining allegation, that he had a sexual relationship with former News of the World columnist Anvar Khan, was deleted.
In coming to their verdict, the 14 members of the jury ruled that: Sheridan did tell a meeting of the SSP executive committee on 9 November 2004 that he had visited Cupid's in Manchester in 1996 and 2002 with Ms Khan.
The jury found that party members Keith Baldassara and Alan McCombes did state at the meeting that they had previously raised the issue of Sheridan attending a sex club in Manchester with him and that he admitted that it was true.
It was also found that he did visit Cupid's with Andrew McFarlane, Gary Clark, Ms Khan and Katrine Trolle on 27 September 2002 and that he did have a sexual relationship with Katrine Trolle between 1 January and 31 December 2005.
Following the majority verdict, advocate depute Alex Prentice moved for sentencing, giving a short biography of Sheridan's political career and mentioning previous convictions for breach of the peace.
Lord Bracadale requested background reports and said any submissions by Sheridan could be made at the sentencing hearing next month.
The judge told Sheridan: "You have been convicted of the serious offence of perjury and must return to court expecting to begin a prison sentence."
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So then... guilty of perjury (although he can still seek to appeal the verdict).
What I want to know, & haven't seen mention of, is... as he has been found guilty of lying in court during his successful libel action against the News of the World, does this mean that he will have to pay back the damages he obtained from the News of the World?