Two men who worked at a Newark school have been jailed for a total of over 23 years between them for historic sex offences
it follows a number of complaints from ex-pupils at Stubton Hall school
A former Deputy Headmaster and a former Head of Care at a Newark School have been jailed for a total of over 23 years between them for historic sex offences.
It follows a number of complaints from ex-pupils at Stubton Hall school dating back to the 1970s – up until 1995.
71 year old David Taylor from Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln and Raymond Longley who’s 86 years old from Back Lane, Caythorpe were both found guilty of a number of charges at Lincoln Crown Court.
The sentences follow a Police investigation into reports of non-recent sexual assaults and other offences from former pupils of Stubton Hall School.
In 2016 a complaint of sexual assault was made by a former pupil of Stubton Hall School. A detailed criminal investigation by Lincolnshire Police revealed evidence of non-recent sexual offences, assault and ill-treatment by the two former members of staff against a number of pupils at the school. During the investigation 463 school pupils were identified and 340 traced to a last known address. Of these 203 former pupils engaged with the investigation team.
Stubton Hall School, near Grantham, opened in 1952 as a boy’s school and became a school for boys and girls in 1982. It was predominantly a boarding school but did have a mixture of boarders and day students up until 2003 when it closed permanently. Some children resided at the school but attended other schools in the area. The school was a local authority maintained special education needs school, under the governance of Lincolnshire County Council.
David Taylor worked at the school between 1975 to 1995. He held the position of Deputy Headmaster between 1982 to 1995.
Raymond Longley worked at the school between 1982 to 1997. He held the position of Head of Care between 1982 to 1984. He remained at the school as a member of the care team until he retired in 1997.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Richard Hatton:
hopes the convictions would help the victims of these crimes in some way. “The courage to come forward and be prepared to give evidence in court should never be underestimated,” said Mr Hatton.
“We have completed a detailed and thorough investigation but this was only possible because of the evidence given by others. I want to pay tribute to the victims and witnesses whose evidence has brought these two men to face justice.”
The current owners of Stubton Hall are in no way connected to this inquiry.