Detective constable for Greater Manchester Police, 40, is charged with string of child sex offences
- Detective Constable Lee Cunliffe, 40, was charged with seven child sex crimes
- The charges include possession and distribution of an indecent image of a child
- Mr Cunliffe bailed to appear at Manchester Magistrates Court on October 26
A police officer in Manchester was charged Tuesday with a string of child sex offences.
Detective Constable Lee Cunliffe, 40, is accused of two counts of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child.
He is also charged with one count each of possession and distribution of an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child.
The officer was arrested on December 15 last year and has been suspended ever since, a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said.
Detective Constable Lee Cunliffe, 40, is accused of two counts of arranging and/or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child. Pictured: GMP headquarters
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He was bailed Tuesday to appear before Manchester Magistrates Court on October 26 at 10.30am.
Mr Cunliffe is also facing two charges of misconduct in a public office and two counts of perverting the course of public justice.
The officer worked in the GMP's Salford District.
