piers le cheminant paedophile teacher oakwood preparatory school
piers le cheminant paedophile teacher oakwood preparatory school

Teacher, Piers Le Cheminant Devon Paedophile, was given a prison sentence for raping and sexually assaulting young boys at boarding schools in Sussex and Wiltshire.

Between 1966 and 1985, Piers Le Cheminant, 77, raped and sexually assaulted the young children.

This covered the rape and sexual assault of boys attending the Salisbury Cathedral School in Salisbury and the Oakwood Preparatory School in Chichester.

By abusing his position of trust as a teacher, he isolated sensitive young boys.

Sometimes, he mistreats boys in front of other class members; so confident of his impunity.

First reported in September 2017, experienced officers from the Sussex Police Complex Abuse Unit started the inquiry closely working with Wiltshire Police.

Additional claims surfaced, and Piers Le Cheminant, of Poundsgate, Newton Abbot, Devon, was first found guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court on February 23 last year of indecently abusing six boys at Oakwood Preparatory School between 1966 and 1980.

Additionally, Piers Le Cheminant was found guilty of indecently assaulting two boys between 1981 and 1985 at Salisbury Cathedral School.

The jury did not agree on findings on two counts of alleged indecent assault on two other boys at Salisbury Cathedral School and on indecently assaulting one of the boys at Oakwood School. He was found not guilty.

After the CPS sought a retrial, Piers Le Cheminant was found guilty of additional offences against a kid at Salisbury between 1982 and 1984 and a youngster at Oakwood.

Piers Le Cheminant was imprisoned for nine years at Winchester Crown Court on July 10; before being considered for release, he must serve at least six years.

Apart from becoming a registered sex offender for life, he will be the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for the rest of his life.


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