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The widow of a High Court judge has gone on trial charged with the historical sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1980s.
Lady Lavinia Nourse, from Newmarket in Suffolk, was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017 aged 85.
The 77-year-old has gone on trial at Peterborough s Nightingale court, in the Knight s Chamber at the city s cathedral, where she denies 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12.
The charges, which all relate to the same male complainant, are five counts of indecently assaulting a boy and 12 counts of indecency with a child.
Judge’s widow sexually abused young boy who ‘buried memories’, court told
Lady Lavinia Nourse charged with 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12 in the 1980s – she denies the charges
Lady Lavinia Nourse arrives at Peterborough Knights Hall
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A Court of Appeal judge s widow sexually abused a young boy who buried away the memories , a court has heard.
Lady Lavinia Nourse, of Newmarket in Suffolk, was married to Sir Martin Nourse, a senior judge, who died in 2017 aged 85.
The 77-year-old has gone on trial at Peterborough s Nightingale court, in the Knights Chamber at the city s cathedral, where she denies 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12 in the 1980s.
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The widow of a former High Court judge has gone on trial charged with the sexual abuse of a boy in the 1980s.
Lady Lavinia Nourse, of Newmarket in Suffolk, was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017 aged 85.
The 77-year-old denies 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12, all related to the same male complainant.
She has gone on trial at Peterborough s Nightingale court, in the Knight s Chamber at the city s cathedral.
The charges are five counts of indecently assaulting a boy and 12 counts of indecency with a child.
Updated: 11 May 2021, 14:34
THE widow of a High Court judge allegedly sexually abused a young boy repeatedly in the 1980s.
Lady Lavinia Nourse, 77, married to Sir Martin Nourse until his death in 2017 aged 85, is on trial charged with the historical abuse of a boy under the age of 12.
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Lady Lavinia Nourse, 77, the widow of a High Court judge, is charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy in the 1980sCredit: PA
The pensioner, of Newmarket in Suffolk, appeared at Peterborough s Nightingale court, in the Knight s Chamber at the city s cathedral, where she denied 17 counts of sexually abusing a child.
The charges, which all relate to the same male complainant, are five counts of indecently assaulting a boy and 12 counts of indecency with a child.
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