The Latest Breaking News from Richard Watkinson

Met inspector killed himself ‘on day he was due to be charged over child abuse images’ - inquest

Richard Watkinson had shared vile images with two retired officers before taking his own life

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

Two retired Met officers who shared child sex abuse images with chief inspector jailed

Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

Two retired Met Police officers jailed for plot to share child sex abuse images

Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

Retired Scots firearms cop in court over plot to share indecent images of children with ex-officers

Jack Addis, from Perthshire, is alleged to have exchanged more than 2500 Category A images with fellow cops Jeremy Laxton and the late Chief Inspector Richard Watkinson on a computer hard drive between January 2018 and July 2021.

Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023

Met officer from Scotland in court over 'plot to share indecent images of children'

A RETIRED Metropolitan police officer from Scotland has appeared in court as part of an alleged plot to share indecent images of children.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

Two retired Met officers in court over plot to share indecent images of children

Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton are said to have shared images with serving Chief Inspector Richard Watkinson, who was found dead before he was charged.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Ex-Met Police officers ‘shared child sex images with Chief Inspector’

Two retired police officers accused of sharing indecent images of children with a serving Met Police Chief Inspector have appeared in court.

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Senior Met officer Richard Watkinson accused of having a secret room full of child porn found dead at home

The material found on his phone and computers is said to have been Category A and B – the two most serious bands - which feature children being sexually abused

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

Senior Met police officer facing child porn charges found dead at home

Chief Inspector Richard Watkinson was also accused of having pairs of boys' underwear and sex toys stashed away in a secret room

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023