A judge who jailed Fred Talbot for five years for indecently assaulting two schoolboys when he was a teacher has said details of alleged abuse involving the TV weatherman in Scotland can now be reported.
Police investigating incidents of alleged abuse involving Talbot revealed on Thursday they had submitted a report to Scottish prosecutors.
Talbot was jailed at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court today for abusing two Altrincham Grammar School for Boys pupils in the mid-1970s during his former career as a biology teacher.
Neil Usher, prosecuting, made an application to Judge Timothy Mort to lift an order banning reporting of the other alleged offences, which are said to relate to events over a 13-year period, from 1968 to 1981.
He asked the judge to allow reporting of all that was heard in evidence during Talbot’s trial and said he believed it was unlikely there would be further prosecutions in Scotland.
Mr Usher said: “A final decision has not yet been taken as to whether there will be a subsequent prosecution in Scotland. The indications are that’s not likely.”
Judge Mort said: “I will lift that restriction.”
A report relating to the allegations was received from Police Scotland on Thursday and is being considered by the procurator fiscal.
A statement from the Crown Office in Scotland said: “The procurator fiscal has received a report relating to incidents involving a 65-year-old man, said to have occurred between January 1968 and January 1981.
“The report is currently under consideration by the procurator fiscal.”