Twenty-nine convicted sex offenders are serving in armed forces: Offences include 'indecent assault and downloading child porn'

• All are on sex offenders' register, with at least 10 convicted in civilian court
• One is a category one, level two offender, described as a risk to the public
• Soldiers convicted of sexual offences are normally sacked by the Ministry of Defence except in 'exceptional circumstances'
  

By WILLIAM TURVILL

PUBLISHED: 02:10 GMT, 8 December 2013 | UPDATED: 02:52 GMT, 8 December 2013

There are 29 convicted sex offenders currently serving in the armed forces, it has been reported.

All are on the sex offenders’ register, with at least ten convicted in a civilian court. Six, meanwhile, were prosecuted at court martial and four were issued with a police caution.

One is reported to be a category one, level two offender, who is described as a risk to the public and whose behaviour is monitored.

According to the Daily Star Sunday, the other 28 are category one, level one offenders – the least serious classification.

Soldiers convicted of sexual offences are normally sacked by the Ministry of Defence apart from in ‘exceptional cases’.

The offences the 29 have been convicted for are said to include indecent assault and downloading internet child porn.

The information was obtained through a parliamentary question.

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