Royal Navy sailor, 24, appears in court accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia
Summary
Teddy Young, a 24-year-old serving member of the Royal Navy, has been charged with spying for a foreign power. He was arrested at his home in Bedfordshire on Tuesday before being taken into custody in London, and the charges were described as 'very serious charges against a serving member of the armed forces'. Young, who joined the Navy in April 2024 and was on his first deployment, appeared in court accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia, the Evening Standard reports.
Latest: Teddy Young, a 24-year-old Royal Navy sailor arrested at his Bedfordshire home on Tuesday and charged with spying for a foreign power, appeared in court accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 8 October
Teddy Young, a 24-year-old Royal Navy sailor arrested at his Bedfordshire home on Tuesday and charged with spying for a foreign power, appeared in court accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia.
- 07:23Evening StandardNavy sailor accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court
- 03:30Evening StandardServing Royal Navy sailor charged with spying for foreign power
- 03:01Metro UKRoyal Navy serviceman, 24, charged with spying for unnamed foreign power
- 02:58The IndependentRoyal Navy member charged with ‘spying for foreign power’