LANCASHIRE EX-HEADTEACHER JAILED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF GIRLS
A former Lancashire headteacher who sexually assaulted three girls at his school has been sentenced to prison.
Mark Bocker, aged 65, from Gorse Lane, Formby, was convicted of three counts of sexual assault contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 following a trial last month.
He was today (August 7) at Burnley Crown Court sentenced to 42 months in prison.
In addition to the prison term, he was handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and will be registered as a sex offender for life.
Lancashire Constabulary's Investigating Officer Amanda Gallery praised the bravery of the victims, stating, "First and foremost I would like to praise these girls for having the courage to come forward and report to us what happened to them.
I hope the guilty verdicts and sentence give them some sense that justice has been done." She also urged other victims of sexual offences to come forward, saying, "I would encourage anyone who has been a victim of sexual offending, no matter how long ago, to come and speak to us confident that we will investigate sensitively and professionally and will aim to put offenders before the courts."
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on first name
37.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
37.4%
Surname region
UK
United States
20.8%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A former Lancashire headteacher who sexually assaulted three girls at his school has been sentenced to prison. Mark Bocker, aged 65, from Gorse Lane, Formby, was convicted of three counts of sexual assault contrary to the Sexual Offences...
Prison sentence
A former Lancashire headteacher who sexually assaulted three girls at his school has been sentenced to prison
Prison sentence
42 months
He was today (August 7) at Burnley Crown Court sentenced to 42 months in prison
Court order
life
In addition to the prison term, he was handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and will be registered as a sex offender for life
