Former NCA Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges

Adam Taylor admitted to making and possessing indecent images of children, leveraging his position to access the dark web.

Adam Taylor, a former NCA intelligence officer, pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving indecent images of children.
Taylor's offences included making 221 category A images, the most serious type, and possessing an extreme pornographic image.
The crimes were committed between 2012 and 2022, utilizing his access to the dark web through his NCA role.
Taylor has been dismissed from the NCA for gross misconduct and faces likely imprisonment.
NCA officials emphasized their commitment to rooting out criminal behavior within their ranks.