The intelligence officer is said to have confessed to having casual gay sex after his wife became suspicious. She reported him to authorities because she feared he was 'at risk of blackmail'
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The intelligence officer is said to have confessed to having casual gay sex after his wife became suspicious. She reported him to authorities because she feared he was 'at risk of blackmail'



    Officer 'confessed to having casual gay sex' after wife became suspicious
    She reported him to authorities as she feared he was 'at risk of blackmail'
    Spy specialises in identifying key targets in terrorist organisations and has taken part in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan




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The wife had become suspicious after she discovered pornography on her husband's phone and found out that he had been using gay dating websites, the Telegraph reported.  





'When I found out what he had been doing my world fell apart,' she said.
The officer's wife has questioned the effectiveness of security clearance procedures, which are supposed to raise any issues that could lead to sensitive information getting into the wrong hands.
She wrote in a letter to military bosses: 'I found out what my husband was doing very easily. Imagine what trained people could do with this information.'
The intelligence officer, who has not been named, was involved in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has received a military award from the Queen. He would have access to top secret information in his role. 
The revelations came to light during a military divorce case heard in court.  
 'I found out what my husband was doing very easily. Imagine what trained people could do with this information.'
Intelligence officer's wife  
An Army spokesman said it takes 'the welfare of its personnel extremely seriously and has provided appropriate support to the soldier and his family'. 
The revelations come after it was alleged that MI6 worker Gareth Williams, who was found dead in his flat in August 2010, was a victim of an elaborate blackmail plot. 
It was suggested that the 31-year-old enjoyed cross-dressing and visited gay nightclubs, information about his private life that could have made him vulnerable to hostile intelligence services.