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Journalist faces criminal charge for highlighting porn shared by former MP on X

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Greg Hadfield is a former head of digital development at the Telegraph and founder of weekly newspaper the Brighton and Hove Independent .

He was visited at home by police officers in September 2024 and asked about his output on X.

Hadfield was then interviewed under caution at a local police station.

He has now received a summons to appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 13 February .

The potential charge apparently relates to a message posted by Hadfield on X on 25 June 2024 .

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47

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formal

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English

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56

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offensive

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