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| Four ex-teachers at top private school charged with historic child sex offences | Four ex-teachers at top private school charged with historic child sex offences |
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| Four former teachers at a leading independent school have been charged with a catalogue of historical sex offences dating back nearly 40 years. | |
| The men, who taught at Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex, were told on Wednesday that they had been charged. | The men, who taught at Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex, were told on Wednesday that they had been charged. |
| The alleged attacks on 15 suspected victims, both male and female, took place between 1980 and 1996, the Crown Prosecution Service said. | |
| Gary Dobbie, 66, is charged with seven counts of indecent assault on a male, one count of attempted indecent assault on a male and three of indecent assault on a female. | Gary Dobbie, 66, is charged with seven counts of indecent assault on a male, one count of attempted indecent assault on a male and three of indecent assault on a female. |
| James Husband, 67, faces four counts of rape and five of indecent assault on a female. | James Husband, 67, faces four counts of rape and five of indecent assault on a female. |
| Peter Webb, 74, is charged with six counts of indecent assault on a male. | Peter Webb, 74, is charged with six counts of indecent assault on a male. |
| Ajaz Karim, 62, has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault on a female and one of attempted indecent assault on a female. | Ajaz Karim, 62, has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault on a female and one of attempted indecent assault on a female. |
| Jayne Cioffi, senior crown prosecutor in the CPS South East’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit, said the men will appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 9 August. | |
| Christ’s Hospital charges boarders up to £31,500 a year and counts Sir Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb, and poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge among its former pupils. | |
| The school was founded in the 16th century and its pupils still wear a Tudor-style uniform of a long blue coat and high yellow socks. | The school was founded in the 16th century and its pupils still wear a Tudor-style uniform of a long blue coat and high yellow socks. |
| In a statement, the school said: “Christ's Hospital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and continues to provide its full support to the police in their investigations. | In a statement, the school said: “Christ's Hospital is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and continues to provide its full support to the police in their investigations. |
| “We would always encourage anyone who has been a victim of abuse to come forward. As criminal proceedings are active, we are unable to share any further information at this time.” | |
| Press Association | Press Association |