Royal Navy service member charged with spying
Teddy Young, 24, faces charges under the National Security Act for conduct preparing to disclose protected information.
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A Royal Navy service member, 24-year-old Teddy Young from Bedfordshire, has been charged under the National Security Act with spying and preparing to disclose protected information to an unnamed foreign country.
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Why It Matters
Teddy Young faces charges under the National Security Act for preparing to disclose protected information between November 2024 and May 2025.
A Royal Navy service member has been charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country, police have said.
Teddy Young, 24, Bedfordshire, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act (NSA) including engaging in conduct preparing to commit an offence of disclosing protected information between November 2024 and May 2025.
He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing London, Commander Helen Flanagan said: "These are very serious charges against a serving member of the armed forces".
Police said the charges were not related to the recent RAF Fairford incident.
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Teddy Young to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Which unnamed foreign country was involved?
- What specific protected information was targeted?
