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International Business Times UK
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Karan Kaushik

US Diplomat Accused Over Child Abuse Images Reportedly Flown Out Before Police Could Question Him

The US Embassy in London (Credit: Photo by James Kenny on Unsplash)

A US diplomat accused of receiving child abuse images was secretly taken out of Britain by American officials after a dawn raid on his London flat, according to a report by The Sun.

The American official, who was reportedly based at the US Embassy in London, was allegedly seized from his home in Putney on 25 August and flown back to the United States on a cargo aircraft without British police being informed beforehand.

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