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Lt Col Michael Morris worked as an assistant military attaché at the US Embassy in London, the BBC has been told

ByNick JohnsonCorrespondent
  • Published27 minutes ago

A US embassy staffer accused of possessing and distributing child sex abuse material, but left the UK before he was questioned by British police, is a high-ranking member of the US Air Force, the BBC has been told.

The BBC understands he is Lieutenant Colonel Michael Morris, who worked as an assistant military attaché at the embassy in south-west London.