Former police officer admits indecent images charges
Jamie Bunting, 26, has admitted to making indecent images
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A former police officer and cadet leader has admitted to making indecent images of children.
Jamie Bunting pleaded guilty to three counts of making the images at Telford Magistrates Court.
The 26-year-old resigned from West Mercia Police earlier this year and had been based at Kidderminster Police Station. He had been a leader with North Worcestershire Volunteer Police Cadets.
The charges follow an investigation which started in September 2023 by West Mercia Police’s online child sexual exploitation team and relate to non-contact offences.
A charge of making indecent images can include downloading an image from a website, receiving an image from a social media app or opening an email containing such an image.
West Mercia Police said it did not believe it's safeguarding of volunteer police cadets have been "compromised".
Bunting's sentencing date is to be confirmed.
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