Royal Navy sailor charged with national security offences over alleged espionage
A 24-year-old Royal Navy member has been charged with national security offences relating to alleged espionage for a foreign power. Teddy Young was arrested at his Bedfordshire home on Tuesday and subsequently charged, representing a serious potential breach of UK security with grave implications.
Young was taken into custody in London and charged with preparing to disclose protected information and with obtaining and retaining classified material between November 2024 and May 2025 under the National Security Act 2023. Counter Terrorism Policing clarified the case is unrelated to other counter terror investigations, including an incident at RAF Fairford, with Young due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
- Royal Navy member charged with national security offences related to alleged espionage
- Allegations involve obtaining and retaining protected information for a foreign power
- Charges filed under the National Security Act 2023
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A member of the Royal Navy has been accused of obtaining secret information and preparing to disclose it to a foreign country. Espionage cases within the British military are extremely rare and treated as among the most serious crimes because they threaten national security. This case will be decided in the ordinary courts rather than through the military justice system.
The investigation covered several months and led to an arrest at the suspect's home in Bedfordshire. He has been charged under the 2023 National Security Act, which covers the mishandling and unauthorised sharing of classified information. The authorities have made clear this investigation is separate from other counter-terrorism enquiries that were taking place at the same time.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Member of the Royal Navy charged with ‘spying for foreign power’ after being arrested by counter terror police”.