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Ex-warden appears in Jersey court | |
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The former warden of a Jersey care home has appeared before magistrates, facing three charges of indecent assault. | |
Gordon Claude Wateridge, 76, will reappear on 9 June. He formerly worked as a warden at the Haut de la Garenne care home. | Gordon Claude Wateridge, 76, will reappear on 9 June. He formerly worked as a warden at the Haut de la Garenne care home. |
The allegations came to light as part of the ongoing investigation into historic abuse on Jersey. The inquiry was launched more than 18 months ago. | The allegations came to light as part of the ongoing investigation into historic abuse on Jersey. The inquiry was launched more than 18 months ago. |
Mr Wateridge has yet to enter a plea to the magistrates' court. | Mr Wateridge has yet to enter a plea to the magistrates' court. |
The former warden was born in Croydon and lives in the Jersey parish of St Clement. | |
Although he worked at Haut de la Garenne, his arrest is unconnected with the discovery of a fragment of a child's skull at the former children's home and the ongoing forensic search there. |
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