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The first three counts were concurrent at seven years. Four given one year concurrent to run consecutively and the remainder given two years concurrent to run consecutively totalling the ten. He didn't show a reaction when the sentence was handed down and throughout showed little emotion even when t...

I can provide any other information if people have specific queries.

I am however now heading back but will check in this evening

Just a brief update.

Managed to obtain a seat and sat through the full sentencing hearing.

He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment to serve half, to register indefinitely on the register and also subject to a sexual harm prevention order

It appears that the court is restricted to the seven seats and the judge is unwilling to allow standing or for the jury box to be used.

It may be I am unable to update as there are some in attendance who for understandable reasons take priority.

Very busy court room today with insufficient seating.

Currently awaiting the judge to consider whether there is appropriate seating for us all...

That is absolutely fine, no problem at all.

Great admiration and respect, firstly for disclosing and for pushing with criminal proceedings but also waiving your entitled anonymity to support others. The School appears to have failed many and save for some negative press have evaded any culpablity in these matters (when they are as culpable as...

Although I have a manic week I can attend if it would assist and nobody else can make it?

I'll defer to the legal experts but I'd have thought any inquiry will be more difficult if there are active police investigations, or even ongoing civil litigation, so as not to prejudice the outcome. On that note, Id be interested in how public civil litigation is if anyone can shed any light? If ...

It takes great courage and bravery to make the step into the unknown and make disclosure. For each person that does, it provides as inspiration and support for another. Nobody knows what the outcome will be, the timescales involved nor the intensity of the proceedings until they have made such step,...

The trial seems to be progressing with a number of witnesses having now given evidence. My last attendance was the reading out of the Police interviews with Husband and I believe the first Defendant (not sure if Husband or Dobbie) has now been sworn in....?

Unsure if anybody is aware but causelist does give a brief summary of the events of each day along with the case reference which can be used to ask the court for any updates.

http://causelist.org/d/31qejnzv5m13e/

I cannot see that the trial will last six weeks unless there are 50 plus witnesses...

I think Verisona Law went to one of the sentence hearings. I would be interested to go but it is a bit of a trek. That won't stop me though. We have been to a number of days during the various trials. A little manic at the moment, but hoping to attend a number of days on this to try and support tho...

I cannot find any reason for deletion or editing of the above . BUT...... please think twice before typing. There could still be the chance of an appeal after sentencing is handed down. One good thing about 'Operation Yew Tree' and the BBC scandels is that it has persuaded people to speak out at la...

I see Sillett has an MBE for charity work. Ironic that the only thing I remember him for during the 8 years I spent at CH was that we were all terrified of him, his temper and his ´tangents`(using a metre ruler to impart corporal punishment on young boys' bottoms). The argument however is, did this...