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| Ex-MI6 officer faces theft charge | Ex-MI6 officer faces theft charge |
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| A former member of MI6 is due to appear in court charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. | A former member of MI6 is due to appear in court charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. |
| Daniel Houghton, 25, from north London, is accused of leaking electronic files with articles about intelligence-gathering methods. | Daniel Houghton, 25, from north London, is accused of leaking electronic files with articles about intelligence-gathering methods. |
| He is also charged with stealing MI5 files between September 2007 and May 2009. | |
| Mr Houghton was arrested on Monday and is due before City of Westminster magistrates later. | Mr Houghton was arrested on Monday and is due before City of Westminster magistrates later. |
| The charge sheet says that Mr Houghton is a former member of the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, and that he had the files he disclosed through his position with the service. | The charge sheet says that Mr Houghton is a former member of the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, and that he had the files he disclosed through his position with the service. |