Police officer charged with child sex offences
A serving police officer has been charged with child sex offences.
Haydyn Brunsdon, a PC with Durham Police, faces two counts of sexual communication with a child.
The force said he was arrested on Friday and suspended from duty pending a criminal investigation.
The 31-year-old appeared before Teesside magistrates on Saturday and was released on condition bail. He will next appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on 1 October.
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