Police in Birmingham have today (Thursday 13 March) arrested three men on suspicion of possession of extreme pornography.
The men are aged 36, 37 and 32 years. The 36 and 37 year old were arrested from their home addresses in Birmingham and the 32 year old from their home address in Wolverhampton, this morning.
All three are now being questioned by detectives from the Public Protection Unit at police stations in the West Midlands area.
The three arrested are employed as teachers/teaching staff at Birmingham schools. One man is employed at Park View School and the other two men at Golden Hillock School in Birmingham. Their management have been notified as well as the Dept for Education. Both continue to support the police investigation.
This investigation commenced in April 2013 as a result of an ongoing enquiry into the sharing of extreme pornography. These enquiries are unconnected to the on-going Birmingham City Council investigation into the so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ allegations.