A former officer is to appear in court charged with sexual offences.
Former PC Tom Thorpe is due to appear for trial at Kingston Crown Court on Monday 17 July charged with:
– Three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child;
– One count of attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity;
– One count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
The former officer was arrested on 6 December 2019 and charged on 22 February 2021. Following his arrest, he was suspended from duty.
Thorpe was based on the South Area Basic Command Unit and resigned from the Met in September 2022.
