Former Welsh auditor general accused of possessing indecent images

Police arrest Wales' recently-resigned first auditor general

Written by Mario Christodoulou

The former Auditor General of Wales has been arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images, The BBC reports.

Jeremy Colman, 61, stood down from the Wales Audit Office last Wednesday following an internal review “around matters of personal conduct”, confirmed the office in a statement.

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South Wales Police was called in the following day to investigate allegations of pornography on a work laptop.

Colman was the first full time auditor general for Wales, where he oversaw the annual audit of some £20bn of taxpayers’ money.

He has been bailed until March 3.

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