A man involved in Dilworth School's former Scouts group has admitted to sexual abuse against boys during the 1980s and 1990s.
Alister Grant Harlow is one
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A further two men have been accused of historical child sex abuse at Auckland's Dilworth School as police speak to more than 150 students as part of the in
Accused Dilworth abuser previously jailed for sex offences
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One of the Dilworth School tutors accused of sexual abuse who recently died can now be publicly identified.
And it can also be revealed that Keith William Dixon was previously jailed in 2014 for historic sex offences.
Dixon, 70, recently lived in Palmerston North.
But his links to Dilworth School in Auckland attracted the attention of investigators with Operation Beverly, the police inquiry into sex abuse at the school.
The investigation has led more than 80 complainants to come forward and resulted in dozens of charges.
Dixon first appeared on March 1 in Auckland District Court, alongside Graeme Charles Lindsay of Levin.
Dilworth School historical sex abuse: Third accused man dies
14 May, 2021 05:34 AM
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A man charged as part of Operation Beverly has died and his charges will be dropped. Photo / Dean Purcell
A man charged as part of Operation Beverly has died and his charges will be dropped. Photo / Dean Purcell
NZ Herald
A third man facing charges over alleged historical sex abuse at Auckland s Dilworth School has died.
Police confirmed a man charged as part of Operation Beverly - in which 100 alleged victims contacted police - has died.
As a consequence, any charges he faced will be withdrawn in due course, they said in a statement.