Police officer charged over indecent images of children
Patrick Higgins has been released on bail and is due to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 18 August
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A police officer has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children.
Patrick Higgins, 30, from Gwent Police, appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on Monday.
He has also been charged with three counts of unauthorised access to a programme or data.
Gwent Police said its corruption unit were made aware that Mr Higgins, based in Newport, had accessed information on the police system without a valid policing purpose three times between June 2023 and August 2024.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 18 August.