Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

The 12 years is with concurrency taken into account. 6 years expected in custody.

Apparently he got 12 years.

Thanks -- that's very helpful.

I've been meaning to reply about this for a while, since I do have some details. I hope it's OK to share them. Statements from the two CH-related character witnesses were read in court, following video link problems. One, from a former CH pupil, was largely perfunctory, but did state that while livi...

As ever I can't find definite information online. Courtserve seems to cover Tuesday but not Wednesday. Does anyone have the time/court number for Dobbie's sentencing on Wednesday?

Just to confirm, the trial continues tomorrow in Hove Trial Centre court 4? Is there a time listed anywhere?

I didn't make it down so far. If I understand correctly, it will continue next week?

I am thinking of going. If anyone else is, let me know.

I’ve never sat in a public gallery before. Is there anything I need to know?

I’m sorry, Golfer, but if you are trying to suggest that CH management somehow deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to Husband/Dobbie, then that’s going to be a hard case to make. I see no reason to set aside the Karim case. One doesn’t need to “conflate” that case with the others to regis...

From my perspective, it’s pretty hard to believe all this came as a surprise to other members of staff, even assuming they didn’t know about direct complaints to chaplains and housemasters and Poulton et al. It is hard to imagine word of Dobbie’s dinners, with their alcohol and sex talk, never filte...