A 90-YEAR-OLD man is due to appear in court after being charged with non-recent sexual offences committed against a boy.
Derek Barker, of Limpley Stoke, will appear at Bath Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (May 22), after being charged with three offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956.
The charges relate to offences allegedly committed in the mid-1970s at Monkton Combe School in Bath, where he was a teacher at the time.
“As criminal proceedings are active against this defendant, it’s important there be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice the ongoing case,” an Avon & Somerset Police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information or concerns about the case who wants to speak to someone in the investigation team should contact police on 101 using the reference number 5225116048.
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