CHRISTOPHER DUNN, LEICESTER MUSIC TEACHER, SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF TEENAGE GIRLS
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Leicester Thurnby Child Sexual Abuser
In Leicester, Christopher Dunn, a music instructor, was repeatedly convicted and sentenced for the sexual abuse of underage girls over multiple years. His offenses span from early 2000s to the mid-2010s, involving inappropriate conduct with students at the music centre his parents operated.
In March 2021, Dunn, aged 45 and residing on Pulford Drive in Thurnby, was sentenced to 19 months in prison after admitting to historical sexual offences. The Crown Court heard how, between 2004 and 2007, Dunn abused a teenage girl he met through his work at a music school. The victim, now an adult, reached out to police in 2019, revealing that during a school trip when she was approximately 15, Dunn touched her inappropriately. Following their return to the UK, their contact continued, with Dunn making inappropriate comments, and providing her with cigarettes, alcohol, and a mobile phone. She described her experience in a Victim Personal Statement, stating that Dunn had "taken most of the rest of her life," and that what happened haunted her daily. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, and one count of sexual activity with a child when he appeared in Leicester Crown Court on November 20 of the previous year.
In a separate case from February 2015, Dunn, then aged 40, had his eight-year sentence reduced to six years by the Court of Appeal after being convicted of multiple sex offences involving three teenage girls aged 15 and 16. He was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault and two of sexual activity with a child. The victims, three girls, were pupils at the Soar Valley Music Centre in Leicester, run by Dunn’s parents. The court described Dunn as a "sexual predator" who groomed and exploited his victims for his own gratification. Despite the conviction, Dunn remained unrepentant, describing the police investigation as a "witch hunt" and claiming he was innocent. The judges, however, highlighted his grooming and corruption of the girls, emphasizing the law's role in protecting young, vulnerable individuals.
Previously, in May 2014, Dunn was sentenced to eight years for abusing three 15-year-old girls he met at the same Leicester music centre. Judge Simon Hammond characterized him as a "sexual predator" who groomed his victims and sought personal gratification from them. During the trial, Dunn denied wrongdoing, asserting that his actions did not constitute full sexual intercourse with minors but nevertheless, was found guilty of multiple sexual offences. The prosecution presented evidence of Dunn collecting students from school and driving them to secluded locations for kissing and sexual touching, with one victim losing her virginity after her sixteenth birthday. Dunn was also recorded making inappropriate comments like "I like the school uniform." Post-conviction, he faced the mandatory requirement to register as a sex offender for life and was subject to a sexual offences prevention order barring unsupervised contact with minors.
Throughout the legal proceedings, Dunn maintained his innocence, claiming he had done nothing illegal and blaming the allegations on a breach of trust. The court consistently recognized the seriousness of his actions, emphasizing the breach of teacher-student boundaries and the need to protect vulnerable young girls from predatory behavior. All cases highlighted Dunn's pattern of grooming and exploitation, with courts imposing substantial sentences to serve as a deterrent and protect the community.
In March 2021, Dunn, aged 45 and residing on Pulford Drive in Thurnby, was sentenced to 19 months in prison after admitting to historical sexual offences. The Crown Court heard how, between 2004 and 2007, Dunn abused a teenage girl he met through his work at a music school. The victim, now an adult, reached out to police in 2019, revealing that during a school trip when she was approximately 15, Dunn touched her inappropriately. Following their return to the UK, their contact continued, with Dunn making inappropriate comments, and providing her with cigarettes, alcohol, and a mobile phone. She described her experience in a Victim Personal Statement, stating that Dunn had "taken most of the rest of her life," and that what happened haunted her daily. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, and one count of sexual activity with a child when he appeared in Leicester Crown Court on November 20 of the previous year.
In a separate case from February 2015, Dunn, then aged 40, had his eight-year sentence reduced to six years by the Court of Appeal after being convicted of multiple sex offences involving three teenage girls aged 15 and 16. He was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault and two of sexual activity with a child. The victims, three girls, were pupils at the Soar Valley Music Centre in Leicester, run by Dunn’s parents. The court described Dunn as a "sexual predator" who groomed and exploited his victims for his own gratification. Despite the conviction, Dunn remained unrepentant, describing the police investigation as a "witch hunt" and claiming he was innocent. The judges, however, highlighted his grooming and corruption of the girls, emphasizing the law's role in protecting young, vulnerable individuals.
Previously, in May 2014, Dunn was sentenced to eight years for abusing three 15-year-old girls he met at the same Leicester music centre. Judge Simon Hammond characterized him as a "sexual predator" who groomed his victims and sought personal gratification from them. During the trial, Dunn denied wrongdoing, asserting that his actions did not constitute full sexual intercourse with minors but nevertheless, was found guilty of multiple sexual offences. The prosecution presented evidence of Dunn collecting students from school and driving them to secluded locations for kissing and sexual touching, with one victim losing her virginity after her sixteenth birthday. Dunn was also recorded making inappropriate comments like "I like the school uniform." Post-conviction, he faced the mandatory requirement to register as a sex offender for life and was subject to a sexual offences prevention order barring unsupervised contact with minors.
Throughout the legal proceedings, Dunn maintained his innocence, claiming he had done nothing illegal and blaming the allegations on a breach of trust. The court consistently recognized the seriousness of his actions, emphasizing the breach of teacher-student boundaries and the need to protect vulnerable young girls from predatory behavior. All cases highlighted Dunn's pattern of grooming and exploitation, with courts imposing substantial sentences to serve as a deterrent and protect the community.