news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8695168.stm

A Metropolitan Police constable has been charged with sexual activity with a child.

Pc Robert Nicholson, 27, who is based at Limehouse Police Station in east London, was charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

He has been bailed to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 2 June.

The charge follows an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

An investigation began in December 2009 following allegations that a 14-year-old girl was in an officer's company during a period that she was reported missing.

The officer was arrested on 18 December and the matter was then referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which managed the investigation.

LOL???????????
Explain please.

innocent unless found guilty.

Yes agree. He should not be identified unless convicted.

We need to get back to the BRITISH PRINCIPLE of INNOCENT until found GUILTY.

I do not believe ANYONE should be put into PRISON on REMAND either unless they have a CRIMINAL RECORD of similar offences.

It is time to EMPTY OUR PRISONS of innocent men and women put there under the crazy NEW LABOUR State policies of GUILTY before INNOCENT.

Angel wrote:
LOL???????????
Explain please.

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Ask the BBC ! The link is provided and the "comments" is a direct cut and paste from the BBC news report.

BR wrote:
I do not believe ANYONE should be put into PRISON on REMAND either unless they have a CRIMINAL RECORD of similar offences.

It is time to EMPTY OUR PRISONS of innocent men and women put there under the crazy NEW LABOUR State policies of GUILTY before INNOCENT.

It doesn't say he's in prison - it says he has been bailed.

In The Know wrote:
Angel wrote:
LOL???????????
Explain please.

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Ask the BBC ! The link is provided and the "comments" is a direct cut and paste from the BBC news report.

LOL? Whats so funny??

Angel wrote:

LOL? Whats so funny??

The ones charged with upholding the law are frequently the ones breaking the law !

Oh, the irony !

Ah, I see now. Lets believe what the media says when it suits? LOL!!!!!!

In The Know wrote:
Angel wrote:

LOL? Whats so funny??

The ones charged with upholding the law are frequently the ones breaking the law !

Oh, the irony !

Yes - what do PARENTS do when those who are meant to be protecting their children are the ones doing the abusing......and covering it up !

Angel wrote:
Ah, I see now. Lets believe what the media says when it suits? LOL!!!!!!

The media - as in the report I quoted - are not making any comments at all ... they are merely reporting the facts.

The report says the officer was arrested on Dec 18th - thats SIX months ago ! Presumably there has been an investigation (supervised by the IPCC) during that time?

The CPS only proceed with cases where there is a REALISTIC chance of conviction.

Although a Jury will eventually have to decide, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary I think there is a case to answer, don't you?