{"id":23662,"date":"2026-09-13T10:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23662"},"modified":"2026-09-13T10:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:36:52","slug":"us-diplomat-accused-of-possessing-indecent-images-of-children-secretly-flown-out-of-uk-before-police-were-informed-report-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23662","title":{"rendered":"US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children secretly flown out of UK before police were informed: Report | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134194229,imgsize-1100159,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-diplomat-accused-of-possessing-indecent-images-of-children-secretly-flown-out-of-uk-before-police-were-informed-report.jpg\" alt=\"US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children secretly flown out of UK before police were informed: Report\" title=\"US embassy in London\/Image: Getty Images\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US embassy in London\/Image: Getty Images\">US embassy in London\/Image: Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children on his phone was secretly removed from Britain and flown to the United States, with British authorities informed about the investigation only after his departure, The Telegraph reported<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The diplomat was working at the US embassy in London when American authorities allegedly searched his home in Putney on August 25. <!-- -->He was then taken to a US air base and flown to America as part of an ongoing investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>American officers do not have powers of arrest in Britain, and there was reportedly no formal extradition request for the diplomat. The circumstances of his removal have prompted discussions between British officials and the US embassy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>A source told The Sun that British police should have been notified when the property was searched and when the alleged material was discovered.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cThey should have told Scotland Yard when they carried out the raid, and certainly when they found material,\u201d the source said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The source claimed the diplomat was taken to a US air base in a military convoy before being flown to the United States, where his brother was reportedly also under investigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cThe man may well face justice in the US but he should be before the courts here,\u201d the source added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Metropolitan Police said US authorities informed them on August 25 about an investigation into suspected offences in London involving indecent images of children.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cWe continue to liaise with them regarding this matter,\u201d a police spokesman said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Flight data showed a Kalitta Air Boeing 747 flew from Chicago to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on August 24. The aircraft left Fairford at 5.33pm the following day and arrived at Dover Air Base in Delaware at 7.44pm local time before continuing to Chicago.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The aircraft had not flown to RAF Fairford for at least two months before the incident, according to the reports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The US embassy confirmed it was investigating allegations involving a person assigned to the embassy but did not disclose the diplomat\u2019s identity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cThe United States government expects all personnel to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, and we take these allegations seriously,\u201d an embassy spokesman said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The embassy said it had \u201cquickly informed UK law enforcement and took swift action\u201d and would continue working with British authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>\u201cThe individual in question has been reassigned to the United States in conjunction with an ongoing investigation,\u201d the spokesman said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The British Government said foreign diplomats were expected to comply with UK laws.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-diplomat-accused-of-possessing-indecent-images-of-children-secretly-flown-out-of-uk-before-police-were-informed-report\/articleshow\/134193808.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US embassy in London\/Image: Getty Images A US diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children on his phone was secretly removed from Britain and flown to the United States, with British authorities informed about the investigation only after his departure, The Telegraph reportedThe diplomat was working at the US embassy in London when 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