Police Worker Charged Over Child Sex Offences

A staff member working for West Yorkshire Police has been charged with multiple child-related offences, including attempting to arrange sexual activity with a child under the age of 13.

Christopher Thompson, 31, who was employed in the force’s Regional Scientific Support Services, faces two counts of making indecent images of a child and one count of sending a communication containing a threatening message.

Thompson has been suspended from duty and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed the charges in a statement issued on Tuesday.