Former Falkirk MP pleads guilty to child sex offence
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Ex-army officer Joyce (59) appeared at court on June 10 and was released on unconditional bail pending his pre-trial date today.
Police stated Joyce, who now lives in Worlingworth, Suffolk, was arrested back in November 2018.
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Hide AdBetween August 7, 2013 and November 6, 2018 he made an indecent photograph of a child.
Prosecutors said the file, found on a device, was a movie file classed as a Category A image.
It was stated the 51-second movie, found on a device, “depicts a number of children”.
Joyce has now been instructed to sign onto the sex offenders register.
He is due to be sentenced on August 7.
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Hide AdOn his website last month, Joyce stated: “The matter of my charge, will be dealt with in the first instance on July 7 at Ipswich Crown Court at 10am. I will make no comment from now until all legal processes are at a close.
“At that point, I will make a full statement."
Joyce left the Labour Party to serve as an independent MP for Falkirk in 2012 and stepped down before the 2015 general election.