Trainee Catholic priest accused of downloading indecent images of children wearing nappies was arrested following a tip-off from the US security services before judge dismissed his case due to lack of evidence

ENGLAND
Daily Mail

February 5, 2021

By Matt Drake

— Henry Balkwill, 33, was arrested at Saint John’s Seminary in Guildford, Surrey
— It followed a tip-off from the US Department of Homeland Security, a court heard
— But the case was dropped due to lack of evidence and he was free to go

A trainee priest accused of downloading indecent images of children wearing nappies had the case thrown out by a judge due to lack of evidence.

Henry Balkwill, 33, was arrested in his room at Saint John’s Seminary in Guildford, Surrey, following a tip-off from the US Department of Homeland Security, a court was told.

He denied a charge of printing off 12 indecent images before scrapping them later.

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