Deputy headteacher, 44, appears in court charged with raping a girl and 18 child sex offences
Female deputy headteacher, 44, weeps as she appears in court charged with rape of a girl and 18 child sex offences as her co-accused, 52, pleads guilty to 34 offences including seven counts of rape
Julie Morris, 44, did not enter any pleas to the charges at Liverpool Crown CourtMorris’ co-accused David Morris pleaded guilty to 34 offences, also via videolinkDavid, who is not related to her, appeared from HMP Altcourse at the court today
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Julie Morris, 44, did not enter pleas to the charges when she appeared via videolink from HMP Styal at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday
A deputy headteacher charged with 18 child sexual abuse offences, including two counts of rape, has appeared in court.
Julie Morris, 44, did not enter pleas to the charges when she appeared via videolink from HMP Styal at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.
Her co-accused David Morris pleaded guilty to 34 offences.
Julie Morris, who worked at St George’s Central Church of England Primary School in Wigan for around ten year, is charged with nine counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of rape, three counts of indecent photo of a child, one count of possessing indecent photos of a child, one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child and two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
Morris, who was the maths and religious education lead at the school, in Tyldesley near Wigan, was suspended by the council. The charges are not related to her employment.
David Morris, who is not related to her, appeared via videolink from HMP Altcourse and admitted seven counts of rape, 13 counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
Her co-accused David Morris pleaded guilty to 34 offences art the crown court (pictured) today
The 52-year-old from Eccleston also pleaded guilty to taking indecent images, of categories A, B and C, possessing and distributing indecent images, two counts of engaging in sexual communications with a child, three counts of voyeurism, possession of an extreme pornographic image and possession of a prohibited image of a child.
The offences took place between 2018 and this year.
Julie Morris, of Hindley, could be seen crying during the hearing, which lasted about 30 minutes.
Judge Andrew Menary QC adjourned the case to December 22, when Julie Morris will be arraigned on the charges and David Morris will be sentenced.
According to her Linkedin page, Julie Morris has a degree in psychology from Lancaster University and also a specialist maths teacher qualification from Edge Hill University, in Ormskirk, also Lancashire.
