Ex-teacher cleared of 18 sex charges

A former approved school choirmaster has been acquitted of 18 charges of committing sexual offences against boys over a 10-year period.

Wed, 01 Aug, 2001 - 19:48

A former approved school choirmaster has been acquitted of 18 charges of committing sexual offences against boys over a 10-year period.

The jury failed to agree on verdicts on 10 other charges faced by former policeman Patrick Fitzgerald, 74, who was also a housemaster at Forde Park School, Newton Abbot, Devon.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Newton Abbot, Devon Place: Gravesend, Kent Place: Forde Park Person: Patrick Fitzgerald Person: Graham Cottle Person: Fitzgerald Person: Neil Ford Organisation: Exeter Crown Court

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