Peter Philip Whitehouse (56) – who retired from the States of Jersey Police in 2009 – faces charges of downloading indecent images.
Mr Whitehouse was a Youth Affairs Officer at the police, and was involved in the “Prison! Me! No Way!!” team.
Police say that the investigation is ongoing, and that they are conducting forensic analysis of a number of IT devices.
They say that there is no suggestion of any offences involving contact with children.
The police say that if anyone has any concerns they can call them on 612612 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.