Man found guilty of non-recent sexual assaults on teenage boys in Swindon
62 year-old Timothy Darch carried out the offences between 1996 and 1997.
A man has been found guilty of numerous non-recent serious sexual assaults on teenage boys Swindon.
62 year-old Timothy Darch was found guilty today following a trial at Swindon Crown Court.
Darch, of Southrop Road Kingsway in Quedgeley, carried out the offences between 1996 and 1997.
The victims were aged 14 and 15 years old.
Darch was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16, and four counts of rape on a boy under the age of 16.
He is due to be sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on March 28.
Detective Constable Ross Duff, from Swindon CID said: "Darch met the young men through Swindon organisations such as support charities for young gay men. Darch put himself in a position of trust and exploited and took advantage of those vulnerable children.
"I would like to thank his victims for their incredible bravery throughout this process, by giving their evidence to police and throughout the trial.
“I hope that this verdict reassures our community that we take these allegations very seriously, and that this behaviour will not be tolerated. We will relentlessly pursue offenders to secure justice for their victims and want to reassure anyone who reports incidents of serious sexual assault and rape to us that they will be believed”.