Former teacher charged with child sex offences spanning over 40 years and 19 victims
27 August 2024, 16:35
A former choirmaster and teacher has been charged over alleged child sex offences that took place over more than 40 years and involved 19 victims.
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David Pickthall, of Cheveley Park, Cheveley, Suffolk, has been charged with 37 counts.
These include 24 counts of indecent assault; 10 counts of observing a person doing a private act; and 3 counts of making an indecent image of a child.
The alleged offences took place between 1980 and 2021 in Brentwood and the Havering area.
The 65 year-old was working as a choirmaster in the borough of Havering and a teacher in Brentwood during some of this time period.
He is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on 8 October.
Police have asked that anyone with information relating to this investigation, should contact Essex Police quoting crime reference number 42/238353/21.
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