Beech was given the pseudonym Nick as he was afforded anonymity as a complainant of sexual abuse, the court heard. They were and are entirely false allegations made by ‘Nick’. Beech claimed he had been told not to befriend the pupil, whom he knew from primary school, but he defied them. Badenoch said: “Carl Beech [claimed he] had held the boy’s hand and begged him to wake up, but he didn’t. Among about 20 sketches were scenes apparently depicting child abuse and torture, some of which it was suggested to the jury showed demons as perpetrators.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2019 11:54 UTC