Former PC charged over indecent images of children

A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with possessing indecent images of children.

Zachary Haile, who was based in the Leeds District, had been charged with three counts of possessing indecent photographs and one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child, a force spokesperson said.

The charges related to matters which were alleged to have occurred in 2022 while Haile was off-duty, they added.

The 27-year-old was due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 20 October, according to West Yorkshire Police.

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