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Fred Talbot: Police submit report to Scottish prosecutors | Fred Talbot: Police submit report to Scottish prosecutors |
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Police investigating incidents of alleged abuse involving former TV weatherman Fred Talbot have submitted a report to Scottish prosecutors. | Police investigating incidents of alleged abuse involving former TV weatherman Fred Talbot have submitted a report to Scottish prosecutors. |
A spokesman for the Crown Office said a report was handed into its Dumfries office relating to incidents involving a 65-year-old man. | |
The offences are said to have occurred between January 1968 and January 1981. | The offences are said to have occurred between January 1968 and January 1981. |
The report is currently under consideration by the procurator fiscal. | The report is currently under consideration by the procurator fiscal. |
Talbot, 65, who was born in Edinburgh, is due to be sentenced in Manchester on Friday after being convicted last month of two indecent assaults on teenage boys. | Talbot, 65, who was born in Edinburgh, is due to be sentenced in Manchester on Friday after being convicted last month of two indecent assaults on teenage boys. |
The victims had been pupils at Altrincham Grammar School, where Talbot had been a biology teacher in the 1970s. | The victims had been pupils at Altrincham Grammar School, where Talbot had been a biology teacher in the 1970s. |
The two teenage boys had gone on canal boat trips with Talbot. | The two teenage boys had gone on canal boat trips with Talbot. |
Talbot, who was cleared of eight other indecent assault charges, was remanded in custody after being found guilty by a jury. | Talbot, who was cleared of eight other indecent assault charges, was remanded in custody after being found guilty by a jury. |