A 48-year-old Southampton man has been charged with alleged non-recent child sexual abuse in Southampton.
The charges follow allegations of child sexual abuse, by those in a position of trust, against former pupils at St. Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College in 2006.
Former head teacher, James Edwin Rouse, aged 48, of Lowford Hill Close in Southampton, who will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on 13 January 2025, has been charged with abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child.
Four former teachers currently remain under investigation following similar reports of non-recent child sexual abuse at St. Anne’s Catholic school and Sixth Form College.
This follows a thorough and robust investigation by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s specialist Operation Marmion team, who investigate allegations of non-recent sexual abuse perpetrated within institutions or by people of prominence.
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