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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Ex-Met Police officer who had indecent images of children avoids jail

A former Met Police officer has been spared jail after pleading guilty to three counts of possession of indecent images of children.

Ex-PC Darren Hourigan, 51, was arrested in March 2020 following an investigation by the Met’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse team, supported by the Directorate of Professional Standards.

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