Newspaper editor arrested and charged over 'indecent online communications' after house raidThe editor of a leading Scottish newspaper, David McCann, was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court where it is understood he entered no plea on Wednesday November 26View Image David McCann, of the Times and Sunday Times Scotland, was charged with alleged 'indecent online communications'A leading Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was arrested and charged in connection with “indecent online communications”. David McCann, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, was charged after police officers “executed a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area” on November 25. McCann joined The Times in 2018 as news editor, rising to deputy editor the following year. In July this year, he formally took over as editor of The Times in Scotland after Magnus Llewellin’s exit. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Tuesday, 25 November, 2025, officers executed a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area.

Source: The Times December 12, 2025 15:04 UTC