Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged over offences related to indecent images of children. He will be tried in private at an unnamed court.
“The man formerly known as Jon Venables has been charged with offences relating to indecent images of children,” the Crown Prosecution Service said. “In order that justice can be done, no further details are being released.”
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He served eight years for the murder of James, aged two, in 1993. He and Thompson were released in 2001 with new identities and granted lifetime anonymity.
Venables was recalled to prison in 2010 for possession of child abuse images and breaching his parole conditions by visiting Merseyside.