Teacher denies orchestrating boy's rape at boarding school

Summarised from BBC Bristol's report · Updated 4 Nov, 21:57 · Archive

A former teacher at a Somerset boarding school denies orchestrating the sexual abuse of boys in the 1970s and 1980s.

Derek Barker, 92, denies eight sexual offences against four boys at Monkton Combe School in Bath, where he taught in the 1970s and 1980s. The case is being heard at Bristol Crown Court.

The first complainant told police that another pupil instructed him to visit Barker's private flat within the school grounds. There, he said, he was raped by the older boy whilst Barker watched and appeared to be 'enjoying himself'. The complainant said Barker did not physically abuse him but had 'orchestrated' the situation by arranging it. He told police the abuse was repeated on multiple occasions.

Barker's defence denies he was present during the incidents or involved in organising them. The man who made the complaint contacted police in 2022 and said he had wanted an apology from Barker but had not received one.

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• Teacher 'orchestrated' rape of boy, court toldDerek Barker, 92, denies eight sexual offences against four schoolboys in the 1970s and 1980s.BBC Bristol · 4 Nov, 17:11

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