A instructor has been convicted of historic little one sexual abuse, over a decade since he was cleared of sexually touching three younger kids.
Neil Francis, 46, was discovered responsible of 19 counts of sexual assault and eight counts of indecent assault following a courtroom trial.
Francis, previously of East Cowton, sexually and indecently assaulted 11 feminine college students whereas working as a instructor in Milton Keynes throughout the 2000s.
Teesside Reside reviews that in June 2009, Francis walked free from Teesside Crown Court docket after a jury took simply 45 minutes to unanimously acquit him of eight counts of sexual assault.
The defendant had been accused of touching three ladies underneath the age of 13 in a sexual manner, stroking or rubbing their arms, legs, backs or hair.
Nonetheless eight years after that verdict, contemporary offences have been reported to Thames Valley Police. Officers then charged Francis in February 2021.
Detective Constable Michele Weston, of the Youngster Abuse Investigation Unit, based mostly at Milton Keynes police station, mentioned: "This investigation has taken 4 years to finish and concerned the tenacity of a number of cops and members of employees.
"This was a case the place a instructor, who was able of belief, sexually abused 11 of his feminine pupils. I've nothing however admiration for each a kind of victims who took the time to return to courtroom and inform the terrible story of what occurred to them - they need to be extraordinarily pleased with themselves.
"I hope now that the victims can begin to rebuild their lives with an assurance that they've performed their half in defending different susceptible females from this defendant."
The jury additionally discovered Francis not responsible of 1 rely of sexual assault and have been discharged on two different counts of sexual assault, which can lie on file.
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