A police officer has pleaded guilty to sharing a child porn video using the Snapchat messaging app on his phone.
George Voisey, 24, of Nymans Close, Horsham, was off duty at the time and Sussex Police said that he resigned from the force since being arrested.
Voisey was pleaded guilty to three offences of making and distributing indecent images of children at Hove Crown Court on Wednesday (14 May).
Judge Christine Henson bailed him to appear for sentence on Friday 27 June.
Sussex Police said that the video shared by Voisey contained “category A” images, the most serious of three categories in law.
The force said: “A former Sussex Police officer has pleaded guilty to three offences involving indecent images of a child.
“George Voisey, 24, appeared at Crown Court on Wednesday 14 May and admitted one count of distributing an indecent image of a child and two counts of making indecent images of a child between Saturday 22 June and Thursday 24 October 2024.
“The matter was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct who directed that a local investigation by the force’s Professional Standards Department should be conducted.
“Voisey was arrested and suspended from duty.
“The court heard that the investigation found that Voisey had made 12 indecent images, five of those being category B images and seven being category C images, which were located on his mobile phone.
“It was also heard that he had distributed a category A video of a child via the Snapchat application.
“He was not on duty at the time of the offences.
“He was later charged with the offences and resigned from the force on Saturday 1 March this year.
“Voisey was released on court bail to appear at crown court on Friday 27 June for sentencing.
“The force will consider misconduct proceedings once the criminal proceedings have concluded.”
