13.02.2015
The jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Talbot abused the boys during school canal boat trips.
Detective Constable Chris Doggart, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “Talbot was an extremely popular and well liked individual – both as a celebrity weatherman and formerly as a science teacher – who earned not only the trust and adulation of many of his peers and pupils, but also much of the nation.”
He added the 65-year-old had now been “exposed as an opportunistic sex offender” and noted Talbot’s behaviour as a teacher was “wholly inappropriate” and “defied belief”.
Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor for the North West of England, told the media that Talbot’s offences were a “gross betrayal” of the trust placed in him.
Talbot ‘Betrayed’ Trust Placed In Him By Students And Parents
Fred Talbot, a former TV weatherman, has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys while he was a teacher at Altrincham Grammar School during the 1970s.The jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Talbot abused the boys during school canal boat trips.
Detective Constable Chris Doggart, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “Talbot was an extremely popular and well liked individual – both as a celebrity weatherman and formerly as a science teacher – who earned not only the trust and adulation of many of his peers and pupils, but also much of the nation.”
He added the 65-year-old had now been “exposed as an opportunistic sex offender” and noted Talbot’s behaviour as a teacher was “wholly inappropriate” and “defied belief”.
Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor for the North West of England, told the media that Talbot’s offences were a “gross betrayal” of the trust placed in him.
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