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| Royal PC 'traded porn at palace' | |
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| An ex-royal protection officer accused of a £3m betting and property scam has claimed colleagues played poker and traded porn while at Buckingham Palace. | An ex-royal protection officer accused of a £3m betting and property scam has claimed colleagues played poker and traded porn while at Buckingham Palace. |
| Paul Page, who allegedly cheated investors out of life savings, made the claims while giving evidence in his defence at Southwark Crown Court. | |
| Mr Page, 38, of Grays, Essex, denies fraudulent trading and intimidation. | Mr Page, 38, of Grays, Essex, denies fraudulent trading and intimidation. |
| He is accused of taking from colleagues and others to set up a false investment scheme to finance a life of luxury. | |
| Mr Page has also pleaded not guilty to threatening to take revenge on a victim who spoke to police. | |
| His wife Laura, 42, has been cleared of charges she originally faced in connection with the case. | |
| Opening his defence at Southwark Crown Court, father-of-five Mr Page said officers in the royal protection command could earn up to £60,000 a year with overtime "for doing very little". | |
| Shifts involved two hours on post, followed by at least an hour off post. | |
| "Officers were running poker games for money in down time," he said. | |
| "There was one officer and he did sell porn. He used to get it from Holland, bring it back and sell it to officers while on duty." |