UK: Royal Navy Sailor Charged With Preparing to Spy

Teddy Young, a 24-year-old serving in naval intelligence, appeared in a London court charged with preparing to disclose information.

A Royal Navy sailor has been charged with preparing to disclose classified information to a foreign power, The Jerusalem Post and Romanian news outlet G4Media reported. The sailor, 24-year-old Teddy Young, served in military warfare intelligence and faces two charges.

According to G4Media, citing the BBC, Young is accused of making preparations to spy on behalf of Russia. In contrast, The Jerusalem Post reported that the charges accuse him of preparing to hand over information to an unnamed foreign power. Young was brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. Further details have not yet been released.