Former inspector charged with child sex offences

A former Humberside Police inspector has been charged with child sex offences.

Ian Walpole, 43, is accused of causing the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 and three counts of making indecent photographs of children.

He was arrested and suspended from his post after a criminal investigation was launched in July 2024, the force said.

Mr Walpole has been released on bail and will appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 22 May.

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