Finally some good news : Relief of court of Appeal judge s widow Lady Lavinia Nourse, 77, as she is found NOT GUILTY of sexually abusing a boy in the 1980s after denying claims as completely repulsive and saying her accuser was obviously after money
Lady Lavinia Nourse was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017 aged 85
The 77-year-old was this afternoon cleared of abusing a young boy in the 1980s
Series of high profile figures appeared as character witnesses in her defence
Lady Nourse was today cleared at Peterborough s Nightingale court of 17 historical sex abuse charges
She said: This has been hanging over me for nearly four years. It is a happy result, finally some good news
The jury was told of Lady Nourse s enviable married life, including wining and dining high society friends
MailOnline can reveal that a marriage breakdown and monetary problems led to the false allegations
11:22 EDT, 14 May 2021
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The widow of a Court of Appeal judge today said a boy who accused her of sexual abuse in the 1980s was obviously after money and very psychologically disturbed .
Lady Lavinia Nourse, 77, from Newmarket in Suffolk, is on trial at Peterborough s Nightingale court charged with 17 counts of historical sexual abuse.
She today denied any sexual contact with her alleged victim, saying that she believed his claims were a fantasy and beyond belief .
The defendant told jurors the man was obviously after money , adding he was making demands of me and it seems like it was to do with money.
Judge’s widow makes tearful denial of ‘repulsive’ sexual abuse allegations
Lady Nourse is on trial for 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12
14 May 2021 • 9:31pm
Lady Nourse arrives at Peterborough Knights Hall, a temporary Nightingale court in the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral
Credit: Terry Harris
The elderly widow of a Court of Appeal judge wiped away tears in court as she denied the “completely repulsive” allegations that she sexually abused a young boy in the 1980s.
Lady Nourse, the widow of senior judge Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017, is on trial for 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12.