• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

News and entertainment worth sharing – York and North Yorkshire

  • News
  • Radio
  • Vouchers
  • WIN
  • More
    • Tickets
    • Lifestyle
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact

Teacher admits sex offences against a child at York school

Sat 22 Apr

York Crown Court. Photograph: YorkMix

Sat 22 Apr 2023  @ 5:17am
Nick Towle
Crime, News

A teacher is facing a jail sentence after he admitted sexual offences against a girl at an independent school in York.

Thomas Marriott, 37, appeared at York Crown Court yesterday (Friday) when he admitted three counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

The offences occurred at St Peter’s School in Clifton between 16 June and 9 July, 2010.

He denied four other allegations including two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

The prosecution accepted his pleas, which means there will be no need for a trial on the denied matters.

Marriott, from Powys in north Wales, was a history teacher and rowing coach at the school at the time of the offences.

The court heard that in one instance, he touched the girl on an intimate part of her body underneath her clothes.

St Peter’s School, Clifton, York

Prosecutor Deborah Smithies said the Crown accepted Marriott’s pleas after “careful consideration” by the case reviewing lawyer and the victim.

Defence barrister Helen Chapman asked for the case to be adjourned for a pre-sentence probation report.

Judge Sean Morris agreed to adjourn for a report but told Marriott that it was no indication of the sentence he would receive.

The sentence date will be fixed at an intermediary hearing on 10 May. Marriott, of Churchstoke, Montgomery, was granted unconditional bail until sentence.

[tptn_list limit=3 daily=1 hour_range=1]


Trending »


Primary Sidebar

Footer

Contact us

General
01904 375 029

Studio/competitions
01904 375 030

Email YorkMix »

5-6 King's Court
Shambles
York  YO1 7LD

Listen to us

You can listen to YorkMix Radio using your DAB+ radio, Alexa or Google smart speaker, or online using the links below.

Click here to listen to YorkMix Radio »

Download the app from Google Play store
Download the app from Apple App store
About us

YorkMix is a trading name of
York Sound Ltd

Registered in England
Company no: 12831940
VAT no: GB289462452

YorkMix Radio public file

  • About
  • Public file
  • Privacy policy
  • Corrections & complaints
  • Contact

Copyright © 2025 YorkMix