A POLICE officer appeared before Bolton Magistrates Court charged with possessing child pornography.
PC David Brown, of Greater Manchester Police, is facing 15 allegations in relation to the possession of indecent photographs of children.
The photographs are alleged to have been downloaded on Brown's computer from a website between August 31 and September 3.
Brown, aged 39, of Brookfield Road, Cheadle, Manchester, spoke only to confirm his name and address at the brief hearing.
The case was adjourned for a committal hearing at Bolton Magistrates Court on March 10, 2003.
He was granted unconditional bail. No pleas were entered. Mr Clarke said there was no suggestion that the photographs -- which were shown to magistrates -- were distributed or were intended to be distributed.
Greater Manchester Police is understood to be investigating more than 200 potential child pornography suspects after receiving information from FBI officials under Operation Ore.
They are all suspected of subscribing to a website containing indecent images of children.
PC Brown is suspended from duty pending the outcome of the court case.
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