A senior Metropolitan Police officer who was convicted of possessing a child abuse video has pleaded not guilty to claims she broke the rules applying to sex offenders.
Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams, 58, appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey on Friday to face seven charges relating to her alleged conduct between November 2019 and December 2021.
It is said she failed to declare Capital One and HSBC credit cards as well as a bank account with Santander, and she allegedly failed to notify authorities of a trip to Kenya in December 2021.
Williams, the only black female Superintendent in the Met, has been highly decorated during his policing career, including a commendation for her work in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
In November 2019 she was convicted of possession of an indecent image of a child after footage was sent to her via WhatsApp. The clip was not viewed by Williams but she did not report it.
As a consequence of her conviction, Williams was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years, and was subject to strict notification requirements.
Williams sat alongside her solicitor on the videolink as she entered not guilty pleas to the seven charges of failure to comply with notification requirements.
Judge Mark Lucraft KC, the Recorder of London, did not set a trial date and adjourned the case for a further hearing on September 29.
Williams, who lives in Pimlico, remains on unconditional bail.
