article_snippet.sent: A Conservative party candidate has defended photographs which show The Crawley councillor trying to lick a female friend's breasts saying they were taken on a night out with friends and show The Crawley councillor being a normal, sociable person.
article_snippet.sent: The candidate, who is gay, is pictured on the open profile of Liam Marshall-Ascough Facebook page appearing to lick a female friend's breasts.
article_snippet.sent: The Crawley borough councillor hasn't used any privacy settings on The Crawley borough councillor social media profile, so the images are viewable by the public.
article_snippet.sent: The 35-year-old has also recently been seen on the campaign trail, supporting other Conservative party candidates. 
article_snippet.sent: The Crawley borough councillor faces a challenge to get elected in The Crawley borough councillor constituency, which has been a Labour stronghold since the 1950s.
article_snippet.sent: The Crawley borough councillor female friend, who appears in one of the photos but did not want to be named, said: 'It was taken seven years ago and It was harmless fun.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Crawley councillor has been seen in pictures licking a friend's breasts .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But The Crawley councillor insists the photographs were taken seven years ago and show The Crawley councillor having fun and being sociable, like a normal person in the photographs twenties .
  