Let us be clear on what has happened here.
In 2008 "porn" was found on Damien Green's computer. The police have agreed it was NOT illegal content, and had nothing to do with their search of his offices, which were NOT carried out under the force of a warrant. No court action was ever taken against Damien Green.
Two former senior police officers made it be known that "pornography" had been found in 2008 on Damien Green's computer. There actions were in contravention of the Police Code of Ethics (Section 7, Page 11) which strictly prohibits the disclosure of information gained either on or off police duty to an unauthorized recipients, which is also in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998, both of which I have had to sign in my police support role:
http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdfDamien Green IS guilty of lying about his knowledge of what was found on his computer in 2008, and breaching the Ministerial Code of Conduct, but he has NOT been found guilty of any criminal offence and still strenuously denies he ever loaded the porn to his computer.
However, the two ex-police officers should be brought to account over their alleged unauthorized disclosures of police information which was, allegedly, an illegal act.
This whole episode is very distasteful and dangerous, with severe political and democratic implications when police officers can illegally affect the government of the day. Until Damien Green is charged and prosecuted for this or any other matter, he is, like any other citizen, to be thought of as being innocent.