Former Wiltshire Police officer to appear in court charged with child sex offence
Barry Geering, 44, of Ealing, was arrested on 30 April 2024 as part of a proactive operation led by a team at the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit
A former Wiltshire Police officer is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court today (13 May) charged with a child sex offence.
Barry Geering, 44, of Ealing, London, was arrested on 30 April 2024 as part of a proactive operation led by the Online Investigations Team at the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU).
This team works alongside a national network of officers tackling offences online, including child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Officers say Geering formerly held the rank of Police Constable and was a firearms officer at the time of his arrest. He was immediately suspended from duty and resigned from the force two months later, leaving on July 21.
He was charged on 7 April with attempted sexual communication with a child under 16 and released on conditional bail.
Wiltshire Police’s Professional Standards Department are carrying out a separate investigation into potential breaches of standards of professional behaviour - this is an internal process separate to the criminal investigation.
To protect the integrity of the ongoing criminal proceedings, Wiltshire police have confirmed that they're unable to go into more specific detail of the allegations at this stage.