Scottish Times newspaper editor arrested and charged over 'indecent communications'

A Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended from work after he was charged in connection with “indecent online communications”.

David McCann, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, was charged after officers executed a search warrant at a property in Edinburgh on November 25.

The 43-year-old has been suspended from the business while the subject of a criminal investigation “unrelated to his work”.

He appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, November 26, charged with threatening or abusive behaviour.

McCann made no plea and was remanded in custody before being granted bail on November 27.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, officers executed a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area.

“A 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with indecent online communications.

“He was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

A spokesperson for News UK said: “We have been informed that David McCann, Editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, has been made the subject of a criminal investigation unrelated to his work.

“He has been suspended from the business. We will not be making any further comment at this time.”

A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said it received a “standard prosecution report” from Police Scotland in relation to McCann.