A man has been failed for 14 years for sexual offences against two boys after appearing at Kingston Crown Court. Julius Anthony Edwards formerly of Queens Road, Farnborough, was found guilty of the offences, which took place between March and April 2020. The two...
School and Teacher Abuse
Operation Seaside set up to investigate allegations of abuse
Detectives have launched an investigation into allegations of historic sexual abuse at the former Bembridge School. Hampshire Constabulary has started a criminal investigation looking at whether children at the private independent school were sexually abused during...
Robin Metter – Former boarding school Teacher jailed for child abuse
A retired headmaster described as a "fox in the chicken coop" has been jailed for indecently assaulting seven boys at a Surrey boarding school in the 80s. Robin Metters, 71, would call boys as young as eight up to his desk as he marked their homework and grope them in...
Brian Martin jailed for child sexual abuse – Queen Ethelburga’s School
A millionaire businessman who bought a boarding school so he could abuse pupils on his country estate with links to the Bronte family has been jailed for three years and three months. Entertainment magnate Brian Martin, now 71, sexually abused a boy and girl boarder...
Clive Hally: Brynteg school apology for sexually abused pupils
Bridgend's largest secondary school has apologised to former pupils who were sexually abused by a former head of art over a period of 29 years. Clive Hally taught at Brynteg Comprehensive for 36 years, until retiring in 2011. After two complainants came...
Kinton Approved School/The Oaks – Witness Appeal
Remedy Law have been instructed by a former resident of Kinton Approved School who makes allegations of sexual abuse. Kinton has been the subject of a Police investigation and Officers have spoken to more than 200 people to "identify victims and witnesses", Surrey...
Mark Burgess Trial Update – Court hears choirmaster drove young boys home from choir practice before performing sex acts on them
A CHOIRMASTER drove young boys home from choir practice before performing sex acts on them and swearing them to secrecy, a court heard. Mark Burgess, 68, denies 52 sex offences against 13 children between 1976 and 2009. Burgess, giving evidence at the Portsmouth Crown...
John Foxley – Former teacher sentenced to total of 16 years for non-recent sexual abuse on boys
A former teacher who sexually abused boys at a private school in Norwich over more than a decade has been given a 16-year sentence at Norwich Crown Court today (Thursday 28 April 2021). This follows an investigation by Norfolk Constabulary’s Child Abuse...
Ex-Dove House teacher, Julius Edwards, guilty of child abuse
A FORMER Basingstoke school teacher has been convicted of sexually abusing two young boys. Julius Edwards, who once worked for Dove House School Academy on Sutton Road, was found guilty after a three-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. The 49-year-old, who...
Police believe music teacher jailed for abusing teen girl attacked other victims
Police believe a music teacher who sexually abused four girls also attacked other females. Detectives think that there are more victims attacked by 46-year-old Christopher Dunn, who was jailed last week for abusing a teenage girl more than 10 years ago. Christopher...
Mark Burgess Portsmouth choirmaster trial: Choirboy ‘froze when abused’
Mark Burgess, 67, from Hilsea, Portsmouth, denies 52 counts relating to the alleged abuse of 13 children, between 1976 and 2009. At the time he was a choirmaster and music teacher in the city. Portsmouth Crown Court was shown a recording of a police interview in which...
Simon Shaw – Former Cowplain School teacher jailed for 30 months for sexual assaults
‘Manipulative and predatory’ art teacher Simon Shaw’s actions remained hidden until the ‘haunted’ former Cowplain School pupil bravely came forward. Portsmouth Crown Court heard the victim went to police in 2017– which time she was an adult – after Shaw was jailed for...
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