Teacher's nightmare after false assault charge

lostapwbm · 2018-09-13T14:27:44+00:00

Teacher's nightmare after false assault charge A teacher told last night how he had been 'to hell and back' after a 13-year- old girl pupil falsely accused him of indecent assault. John Tallon was speaking after being cleared by a jury which took just 20 minutes to agree on his innocence.

20 minutes. That's barely enough time for the jury to decide who is going to sit where in the jury room. They could have at least stalled long enough for a free lunch/dinner on the court's dime.

The 46-year-old history teacher lost his job after the girl made her claims last July, and only one of his colleagues supported him.

His wife Clare said last night: 'I don't know if he should go back into teaching - it is such a dangerous place to be.'

Why would teaching be a dangerous place to be for a man?

Her husband had worked for the Inland Revenue for 15 years before making a career change which involved the whole family making huge sacrifices.

Mrs Tallon supported him financially as he went through four years of university and teacher training.

But just as he was given his first full-time post he was devastated by the false allegations made by the girl.

She claimed Mr Tallon courted her by buying her gifts including a heart-shaped locket and taking her on trips to the countryside where he kissed her and suggested they spend a night together.

I wonder what book or fanfic she pulled this from.

Mr Tallon said he had made no improper advances and denied giving her presents. He said she had never been in his car and he could account for his movements on the days she claimed they had been together.

The jury at Liverpool Crown Court saw through the girl's fantasies and cleared Mr Tallon of three changes of indecent assault.

'With no income, and unable to claim dole, I got offered jobs building the baby Jaguar at Ford and meter-reading in Wigan, but had to withdraw from both when they asked if I had any prosecutions pending.

'Yet the girl's story was so absurd it quickly collapsed under cross-examination. She claimed I had taken her for drives in the country on days I could luckily account for my movements.

'And her mother told how she had found 40 fantasy love notes written in her daughter's handwriting but supposedly signed by me and addressed to her.

'The jury could still have believed her and it could have gone either way but they very quickly came back with acquittals.

Don't worry. I'm sure she'll reflect on her mistakes and next time, she'll tie a man up in a veritable Gone Girl type of situation.

'I have no idea what is going to happen to me now.

Nothing. And that's the problem. The state will not apologize to you, the girl will not apologize to you, no one will give you restitution. You're a man. You just get the Male Privilege of keeping your freedom in the face of a female accusation and told to smile and say thank you.

thrway_1000 · 2018-09-13T21:43:45+00:00

Isn't it pretty sick that false accusations destroy male teachers lives and real accusations barely get a slap on the wrist for female teachers.

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Wisemanner · 2018-09-13T14:33:25+00:00

The CPS under Saunders? Need we say more?

Title	Teacher's nightmare after false assault charge
Author	lostapwbm
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Date	September 13, 2018 2:17 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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