Ex-Lincolnshire police officer not guilty of indecent images charge

The case has now closed

A former Lincolnshire police officer has been found not guilty of distributing two indecent Category C still images while off duty in June 2022.

Matthew Townell, 41, of St Catherines Grove, Lincoln, was originally charged after an investigation by the force's Protecting Vulnerable People unit.

During a hearing on 26 January at Lincoln Crown Court, the prosecution offered no evidence against Mr Townell.

The case has now closed.

Lincolnshire Police previously said that Mr Townell, who served in Gainsborough, resigned from the force before he was charged.