Former Air Force Captain Charged with Child Sex Offences

Robert Prussak, a 57-year-old former US Air Force pilot, has been remanded in custody after being charged with making and possessing indecent images of children, just a day after being acquitted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in London. Prussak was arrested following a Metropolitan Police investigation that uncovered images on an electronic device. During a trial, he was cleared of multiple charges, including kidnapping and sexual assault, with his defense arguing he intended to help the girl who had become separated from her family. Despite his acquittal, he faced immediate arrest on new charges upon leaving the courtroom. Prussak denied the new charges and is scheduled for a hearing on November 27. The case has raised significant public interest due to the nature of the allegations and the circumstances surrounding his previous trial.