Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia
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Teddy Young allegedly used the dark web to try to contact Russian authorities, drafting a message that “sought to make contact with a potential threat actor.”
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Teddy Young, 24, a serving Royal Navy sailor, is charged under the National Security Act with obtaining protected information intending to benefit a foreign power.
A serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with National Security Act offenses over allegations he spied for a foreign country, counter terror police said.
LONDON (AP) — A serving member of the Royal Navy will appear in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for an undisclosed foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses under the National Security Act, including preparing to disclose protected information between No…
Teddy Young allegedly used the dark web to try to contact Russian authorities, drafting a message that “sought to make contact with a potential threat actor.”
Under the U.K.'s National Security Act 2023, junior intelligence specialist Teddy Young, 24, was charged with two offenses for allegedly trying to pass protected information to a foreign power between November 2024 and May 2025.
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