Lady Nourse cleared of all 17 counts of abuse against young boy in 1980s
Widow of an eminent Court of Appeal judge is cleared of a string of ‘repulsive’ sex abuse charges
20 May 2021 • 4:13pm
Lady Nourse leaves court in Peterborough, where she had been accused of historical sex abuse offences
Credit: Joe Giddens/PA
Lady Nourse, the widow of an eminent Court of Appeal judge, has been cleared of a string of historical sex abuse charges.
The 77-year-old, who was married to Sir Martin Nourse from 1972 until his death in 2017, was found not guilty of 17 counts of abuse against a young boy dating back to the 1980s.
The widow of a former Court of Appeal judge broke down in tears today after she was cleared of abusing a 12-year-old boy in the 1980s.Lady Nourse, 77, said the alleged molestation and attacks on the
Lady Lavinia Nourse cleared of historical sex abuse charges
Updated: 20/05/2021, 5:43 pm
Lady Lavinia Nourse leaves the Knights’ Chamber in Peterborough after being cleared of all charges (Joe Giddens/PA)
The widow of a Court of Appeal judge has been cleared of all charges after a man accused her of sexually abusing him when he was a young boy in the 1980s.
Lady Lavinia Nourse was married to Sir Martin Nourse who died in 2017, aged 85.
The 77-year-old, of Newmarket in Suffolk, described the allegations, which relate to a single male complainant, as a “complete fantasy”.
Jurors at Peterborough’s Nightingale court took less than five hours of deliberation to find her not guilty of all 17 charges.
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
TOM RAWSTORNE: Dabbing tears from her eyes as she was found not guilty of sex abuse, Lady Nourse told how the cruel and baseless allegations had made her life a living hell .