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British former teacher convicted of sexually abusing Kenyan boys | British former teacher convicted of sexually abusing Kenyan boys |
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A 55-year-old former public school teacher has been convicted of sexually abusing Kenyan street children. | |
Charity boss Simon Harris denied luring vulnerable boys using food, money and the promise of schooling to his luxury home in Gilgil where prosecutors say the abuse took place. | |
Harris, of Pudleston near Leominster in Herefordshire, has been on trial at Birmingham crown court, which has seen testimony from witnesses via a video link from Kenya. | |
The jury, which has been deliberating on 23 charges against the former private school Latin teacher, has still to consider verdicts on some of the counts. | |
Jurors unanimously found Harris guilty of five sexual assaults, including against a victim as young as 10, and on two counts of indecent assault. | |
He was also found guilty of four counts of possessing indecent images of children. | He was also found guilty of four counts of possessing indecent images of children. |
However, jurors acquitted Harris of seven charges including rape, attempted rape and sexual assault. | |
Judge Philip Parker QC directed the jury that he would accept majority verdicts on the remaining five offences, which include an allegation of rape against a child under 13. |
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