By Charlotte Webster-
A serving Metropolitan police officer has been charged with more than a dozen offences including four counts of sexual activity with a child aged 13 to 15, the force has said.
In yet another blow to the reputation of the Met Police, PC Hussain Chehab was also charged with five counts of making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a child, one count of taking indecent images of children, one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child, one count of distributing indecent images of a child and one count of encouraging or assisting in the distribution of indecent images of children.
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The offences were alleged to have taken place between 2019 and 2021, the Met said.
Chehab, who was arrested in July 2021 and has been suspended from duty, was due to appear at Highbury Corner magistrates court on Tuesday afternoon. He is in principle innocent until proven guilty.
In total, the officer is accused of four counts of sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15; five counts of making indecent photographs of a child; one count of taking indecent images of children; one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child; one count of distributing indecent images of a child; and one count of encouraging or assisting in the distribution of indecent images of children.
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Det Ch Supt Caroline Haines, in charge of policing for the North Area Command Unit, said: “We recognise that this news will cause concern within the community.
“We would encourage anyone who has concerns about the actions of any of our officers to report them to us immediately.”
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