One of Barack Obama’s senior policy advisors has appeared in a British court to face child-sex charges. Rahamim “Ramy” Shy, 46, is accused of arranging the commission of a child-sex offence and possessing multiple indecent images of children.

Rahamim, an American citizen, was arrested by Bedfordshire Police at the end of February. He was charged the next day. So far, he has not been asked to enter a plea for any of the charges, and has been remanded in custody in advance of a further hearing in June. The trial is set for August.

Shy helped coordinate the US government’s terrorism strategy, including its response to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He served under President Barack Obama and secretary of state Hillary Clinton. He was deployed briefly to Afghanistan and provided guidance for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, as well as working within the Treasury Department to target sources of terrorist funding.

Since leaving the White House, Shy moved into the corporate world. Most recently, he was working at Citi Bank, as Deputy Global Head of Enterprise Issue Management. Representatives of Citi told Mail Online that Shy no longer works for them. His LinkedIn page appears to have been removed.

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