A former Humberside Police inspector has been charged with child sex offences.
Ian Walpole, 43, is accused of causing the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 and three counts of making indecent photographs of children.
He was arrested and suspended from his post after a criminal investigation was launched in July 2024, the force said.
Mr Walpole has been released on bail and will appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on 22 May.