FORMER TEACHER JAILED FOR INDECENT ASSAULT ON YOUNG GIRLS IN 1970S
At Laganside Crown Court on Tuesday, 28th April, 77-year-old William Lloyd Lavery from Lisburn was sentenced to a two-year prison term after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault on a minor.
The incidents occurred between 1976 and 1978, involving four girls who were around 13 years old at the time.
These women, now adults, have come forward to seek justice for the abuse they suffered.
Lavery attended a police station voluntarily on 16th November 2022, where he was questioned in relation to all the charges.
He denied the allegations.
The case was referred to the Public Prosecution Service, and he was convicted on 23rd January 2026.
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 surname
67.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
32.0%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
67.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
At Laganside Crown Court on Tuesday, 28th April, 77-year-old William Lloyd Lavery from Lisburn was sentenced to a two-year prison term after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault on a minor. The incidents occurred between ...
Prison sentence
At Laganside Crown Court on Tuesday, 28th April, 77-year-old William Lloyd Lavery from Lisburn was sentenced to a two-year prison term after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault on a minor
