UNITED KINGDOM
The JC
By Simon Rocker, October 8, 2015
A former teacher at a Jewish boarding school went on trial this week accused of grooming vulnerable young pupils for sexual abuse.
Trevor Bolton, 78, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of indecency and sexual assault involving eight boys at Carmel College under the age of 16 between 1968 until his departure from the school in 1988.
Prosecuting at Oxford Crown Court, Simon Wilshire said that Mr Bolton would “systematically identify and then target boarding pupils who were particularly vulnerable, be it through homesickness or bullying”.
He would win their trust by showing affection and providing emotional support before “gradually grooming” them to perform sex acts on him as well as assaulting them.
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