US diplomat who 'swapped sick abuse images with brother' named & pictured

THE US diplomat who is alleged to have swapped sick child abuse images with his brother has been named as Lieutenant Colonel Michael Morris.

US diplomat who 'swapped sick abuse images with brother' named & pictured

TL;DR

  • Lieutenant Colonel Michael Morris, a US diplomat working at the embassy in London, has been named as the individual accused of swapping child abuse images.
  • Morris, a 39-year-old US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, was allegedly involved in exchanging child abuse images with his brother, Benjamin Morris.
  • He was reportedly removed from the US embassy and flown out of the UK on a cargo plane before British police could question him.
  • The US Air Force is pursuing criminal prosecution against Lt Col Morris.
  • Benjamin Morris was arrested in June and faces trial in Illinois for 30 counts of making and sending abuse images of children under 13.