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The TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been rearrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting five more pupils during his teaching days.The TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been rearrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting five more pupils during his teaching days.
The 63-year-old, famed for his stint on the floating weather map on ITV's This Morning programme, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of indecent assaults and buggery in relation to five former students at Altrincham grammar school for boys, a Greater Manchester police source said.The 63-year-old, famed for his stint on the floating weather map on ITV's This Morning programme, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of indecent assaults and buggery in relation to five former students at Altrincham grammar school for boys, a Greater Manchester police source said.
He was also arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting another pupil at a school in the north-east of England, where he taught before his television career took off.He was also arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting another pupil at a school in the north-east of England, where he taught before his television career took off.
Talbot was first arrested in April this year on suspicion of sexual assaults against four former pupils who attended Altrincham grammar, where Talbot taught biology in the 1970s and early 1980s.Talbot was first arrested in April this year on suspicion of sexual assaults against four former pupils who attended Altrincham grammar, where Talbot taught biology in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Recently detectives told three of those first alleged victims that their cases would not reach court as they were "out of time" – under the old Sexual Offences Act certain offences had to be prosecuted within a 12-month period of the alleged offence being committed.Recently detectives told three of those first alleged victims that their cases would not reach court as they were "out of time" – under the old Sexual Offences Act certain offences had to be prosecuted within a 12-month period of the alleged offence being committed.
Talbot is still on police bail from April in relation to one count of indecent assault relating to a fourth Altrincham pupil. As things currently stand, he could face charges relating to a total of seven former students.Talbot is still on police bail from April in relation to one count of indecent assault relating to a fourth Altrincham pupil. As things currently stand, he could face charges relating to a total of seven former students.
After his first arrest in April, detectives made a public appeal for any other alleged victims to come forward, particularly those who attended Saltwell and Slatyford high school in Tyne and Wear between 1968 and the early 1970s.After his first arrest in April, detectives made a public appeal for any other alleged victims to come forward, particularly those who attended Saltwell and Slatyford high school in Tyne and Wear between 1968 and the early 1970s.
Police raided Talbot's home in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in December 2012 while he was on a Caribbean cruise.Police raided Talbot's home in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in December 2012 while he was on a Caribbean cruise.
Until then he was a weatherman on ITV's north-west regional news programme Granada Reports but he has not appeared on the show since last December.Until then he was a weatherman on ITV's north-west regional news programme Granada Reports but he has not appeared on the show since last December.
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