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Primary school head teacher Christopher Field guilty of sex offences | Primary school head teacher Christopher Field guilty of sex offences |
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A primary school head teacher has been found guilty of sexual offences against young children. | A primary school head teacher has been found guilty of sexual offences against young children. |
Christopher Field, 47, committed the offences against two girls in 2010 and 2011 while head of Woodcote Primary School in Oxfordshire. | Christopher Field, 47, committed the offences against two girls in 2010 and 2011 while head of Woodcote Primary School in Oxfordshire. |
Field, of Chieveley, Berkshire, was found guilty of two counts of assault by touching a girl under 13, and one of making indecent images of a child | Field, of Chieveley, Berkshire, was found guilty of two counts of assault by touching a girl under 13, and one of making indecent images of a child |
The jury at Oxford Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on two other counts. | The jury at Oxford Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on two other counts. |
Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire | |
Field has been bailed to appear before the same court on 18 March. | Field has been bailed to appear before the same court on 18 March. |
The Crown Prosecution Service has until then to decide whether one count of sexual assault and one count of causing or inciting a girl under 18 to engage in sexual activity will be the subject of a retrial. | The Crown Prosecution Service has until then to decide whether one count of sexual assault and one count of causing or inciting a girl under 18 to engage in sexual activity will be the subject of a retrial. |
'Reliving the ordeal' | 'Reliving the ordeal' |
The offences were reported to Thames Valley Police in 2014. | The offences were reported to Thames Valley Police in 2014. |
Det Con Sarah Berry, of the child abuse investigation unit based in Oxford, said: "This was a difficult case where two young girls, who did not understand what was happening at the time, were groomed and abused. | Det Con Sarah Berry, of the child abuse investigation unit based in Oxford, said: "This was a difficult case where two young girls, who did not understand what was happening at the time, were groomed and abused. |
"They have shown great courage in coming forward. Both have been consistent and shown great determination in giving their evidence at court. | "They have shown great courage in coming forward. Both have been consistent and shown great determination in giving their evidence at court. |
"I am sad for them that Field did not admit his guilt and thereby could have spared them the pain of reliving the ordeal in court." | "I am sad for them that Field did not admit his guilt and thereby could have spared them the pain of reliving the ordeal in court." |
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