In 2018, Challenor’s father, who had been serving as her [election agent](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Election_agent), was convicted and jailed for raping and torturing a 10-year-old girl.[ Challenor’s recruitment of her father, despite her knowledge of the charges for 22 ](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Aimee_Challenor#cite_note-3)[sexual offences](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Sexual_Offences_Act_2003), led to an investigation and Challenor’s suspension from the [Green Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales). She later resigned and joined the [Liberal Democrats](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)), but was suspended in 2019 over [paedophilic](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Pedophilia) tweets apparently posted by her partner.[ Challenor resigned from ](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Aimee_Challenor#cite_note-coventryobserver-4)[Stonewall UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Stonewall_UK) at around the same time, leaving the United Kingdom for the United States.