West Yorkshire Police Staff Member Jailed for Child Sex Offences

A West Yorkshire Police staff member has been given an extended six-year custodial sentence after being convicted of a series of child sex offences and other online offending.

A West Yorkshire Police staff member has been jailed after being convicted of a series of child sex offences and other online offending.

Christopher Thompson, 33, worked within Regional Scientific Support Services at the time of his arrest.

In July, a jury at Kingston-Upon-Hull Crown Court found Thompson guilty of two counts of making indecent photographs of a child, one count of sending a communication conveying a threatening message, and one count of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.

The latter charge related to trying to arrange sexual activity with a child under the age of 13.

Thompson appeared at Great Grimsby Crown Court on Tuesday, where he was given an extended custodial sentence of six years.

He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and indefinite restraining orders relating to two victims.

The case began after West Yorkshire Police's Professional Standards Directorate investigated messages Thompson had sent to two women in January 2024.

He was arrested the day after the first report and immediately suspended from duty. A number of devices were seized, with indecent images of children subsequently discovered on them.

Detective Chief Superintendent Tanya Wilkins, head of the force's Professional Standards Directorate, said police acted swiftly after receiving the information and immediately arrested and suspended Thompson once he was identified as a police staff member.

West Yorkshire Police says misconduct proceedings will now be arranged with a view to Thompson being barred from working in any future policing role.

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