Hearts star charged over lewd photos

HEARTS defender Craig Thomson has been arrested on charges of sending lewd photos of himself to a number of young girls, it was reported today.

The 19-year-old player was questioned by detectives after the teenage girls' parents discovered explicit images on a home computer.

The footballer is alleged to have been chatting to the girls on the internet. He is understood to have been unaware they were underage.

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Lothian and Borders Police have now reportedly removed his home computer and are examining the evidence.

The defender is seen as one of Scotland's rising stars.

A police spokesman said: "A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date."

Hearts bosses said they had no comment to make, as did the player's agent.

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