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Weatherman Fred Talbot guilty of abusing teenage boys Fred Talbot: Weatherman guilty of abusing teenage boys
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Ex-TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher.Ex-TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher.
The 65-year-old was cleared of eight other indecent assault charges by a jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.The 65-year-old was cleared of eight other indecent assault charges by a jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
He was accused of abusing four former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School in Greater Manchester and a fifth schoolboy from the Newcastle area.He was accused of abusing four former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School in Greater Manchester and a fifth schoolboy from the Newcastle area.
Talbot was remanded in custody for sentencing on 13 March.Talbot was remanded in custody for sentencing on 13 March.
Judge Timothy Mort told Talbot, from Bowdon in Greater Manchester, his sentence should start immediately bearing in mind his "abuse of trust". Judge Timothy Mort told Talbot, from Bowdon in Greater Manchester, said his sentence should start immediately bearing in mind his "abuse of trust".
The former ITV star displayed no obvious reaction while the verdicts were read and nodded at the judge as he was taken down to the cells.The former ITV star displayed no obvious reaction while the verdicts were read and nodded at the judge as he was taken down to the cells.
He had denied abusing boys aged 14 to 17, but was found guilty of two counts relating to former pupils at Altrincham grammar. He had denied abusing boys aged 14 to 17, but was found guilty of two counts relating to former pupils at Altrincham grammar on a canal boat trip.
Talbot worked as their biology teacher at the boys school until 1984. The jury heard Talbot staged a naked orgy involving 10 drunken schoolboys on a canal barge.
He was said to have asked some of the pupils to pretend they were girls and lie on top of each other as photographs were taken.
The incident is said to have taken place on a school trip in the 1970s.
It can now be reported that a number of similar complaints against Talbot have been passed by police to the Procurator Fiscal about alleged offences said to have been committed in Scotland.
Talbot worked as a biology teacher at the boys school until May 1984.
The court heard his teaching career came to "an abrupt end" following an indecent proposal he made to two pupils at his home.
The jury was told he was said to have been "obsessed" with teenage boys throughout his teaching career and "could not help himself" around them when under the influence of drink.The jury was told he was said to have been "obsessed" with teenage boys throughout his teaching career and "could not help himself" around them when under the influence of drink.
Talbot is best known for presenting the weather forecast on a floating map in Liverpool's Albert Dock for ITV's This Morning programme.Talbot is best known for presenting the weather forecast on a floating map in Liverpool's Albert Dock for ITV's This Morning programme.