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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brian Farmer

Lawyer ‘surprised’ that ‘vulnerable’ client qualified to be special constable

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A lawyer representing a man found to be in possession of indecent images of children while working as a police special constable has told appeal judges that he is a “little surprised” his client had “qualified” for the role.

Robin Boag told a Court of Appeal hearing in London on Wednesday how a probation officer had described 23-year-old Jacob Clarke, of Wrexham, Clwyd, as “vulnerable” and said he did not know “how much investigation” there had been.

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