June 27, 2023 11.39 am This story is over 12 months old

Former Lincolnshire Police officer facing trial over indecent images of children

Former PC Matthew Townell denies the charge

A former Lincolnshire Police officer will go on trial at Lincoln Crown Court after he denied distributing indecent images of children.

Former PC Matthew Townell, who served in Gainsborough, was charged after an investigation by the force’s Protecting Vulnerable People unit, Lincolnshire Police  said.

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