A former gymnastics instructor has been jailed for 12 years for a prolonged period of sexual abuse against a victim in the 1970s. Jeffrey Quirk, 74, of Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire, stood trial at Reading Court this week after being accused of rape and sexual assault at locations in Berkshire and Surrey. Throughout the mid to late 1970s, Quirk worked as a gymnastics teacher and targeted his victim by sexual grooming. Yesterday (Friday) he was found guilty by unanimous jury of four counts of rape and four indecent assaults at Reading Crown Court. “Thames Valley Police take all reports of sexual abuse seriously, no matter what the passage of time.

Source: Express March 05, 2022 15:55 UTC