Former US Air Force pilot Robert Prussak, 57, charged with possessing and making indecent images of a child

30 October 2024, 10:56 | Updated: 30 October 2024, 17:25

57-year-old former US Air Force captain Prussak has been charged following a Met investigation into child sex offences.
57-year-old former US Air Force captain Prussak has been charged following a Met investigation into child sex offences. Picture: Met

By Danielle de Wolfe

A 57-year-old former US Air Force captain has been charged following a Met investigation into child sex offences.

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Robert Prussak was charged with the offences on Wednesday, the force has revealed.

Police confirmed the charges include one count of possessing indecent images of a child and one count of making an indecent image of a child.

The charges relate to an ongoing investigation into indecent images of a child found on an electronic device.

57-year-old former US Air Force captain Prussak has been charged following a Met investigation into child sex offences.
57-year-old former US Air Force captain Prussak has been charged following a Met investigation into child sex offences. Picture: Met

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The charges are said to relate to an ongoing investigation by the force linked to the indecent images of a child, the force confirmed.

The former pilot, who is American, was listed as having no fixed address.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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