US Air Force captain Robert Prussak, 57, is charged with possessing and making indecent images of a child

A US Air Force captain has been charged with possessing and making indecent images of a child.

Robert Prussak, 57, was arrested on Tuesday following a Metropolitan Police investigation into child abuse.

The American, who has no permanent address, was charged today with oOne count of possessing indecent images of a child and one count of making an indecent image of a child.

The charges relate to an ongoing investigation into indecent images of a child found on an electronic device, the Met Police said.

Robert Prussak, 57, was arrested on Tuesday following a Metropolitan Police investigation into child abuse

The American, who has no fixed address, was charged today with one count of possessing indecent images of a child and one count of making an indecent image of a child.

The American, who has no fixed address, was charged today with one count of possessing indecent images of a child and one count of making an indecent image of a child.

Prussak was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today (file image)

Prussak was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today (file image)

Prussak was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today.

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