UNITED KINGDOM
Kent and Sussex Courier
A popular ex-teacher and assistant priest sexually assaulted two young boys who he bribed with cash, gifts and help with their homework, a court heard.
Chris Howarth, who is married, allegedly forced his victims to engage in a series of “weird” acts which included dirty talk, rubber shoes and a gas mask.
The court was told he abused the youths at his Uckfield home, at church, in his school office and in his caravan in return for payments of up to £100 a week between 2004 and 2012.
The 67-year-old is currently on trial charged with 20 counts of sexual activity involving the boys, who both attended Uckfield Community Technology College, where he taught subjects including maths, religious studies and languages – and was deputy head – for 38 years.
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