A 24-year-old serving Royal Navy member, Teddy Young, was arrested Wednesday and charged with National Security Act offences after allegedly preparing to pass protected information to a foreign power.
Why it matters: The case is a rare espionage prosecution of active British military personnel; the alleged foreign country was not named in the reporting.
Data as of Bloomberg reporting, October 8, 2026, citing a Metropolitan Police emailed statement. Single-sourced; no bail or court date details given.
Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at his home on Wednesday and charged with engaging in conduct to prepare “for committing an offense of disclosing protected information,” the Metropolitan Police Service said in an emailed statement cited by Bloomberg. Counter-terrorism police said he allegedly spied for a foreign country, which the statement did not name.
Young’s rank was not given beyond “serving member of the Royal Navy.” Bloomberg’s report was brief and carried no bail or court-date details.