Rachel was 14 or 15 when Chris Ling began assaulting her at Chetham’s school in Manchester and had waited 25 years to see him in court. But then came the news
Rachel discovered the fate of her former abuser on social media. An officer from Greater Manchester police had tried to phone her on Tuesday night but she had missed the calls. Curious what the police might be trying to tell her, she put the name of her former music teacher into Twitter.
That was when she found out Chris Ling was dead, having apparently shot himself in his Los Angeles home as marshals arrived to arrest him ahead of his extradition to the UK.
Despite spending much of the last 25 years terrified at the prospect of coming face to face with him again, it was not the news she wanted to hear.
Had he been forced on to a plane to Manchester, Ling would have been arrested again as soon as he set foot on British soil. He would then have been charged with 77 counts of indecent assault against 11 girls aged nine to 15 between 1983 and 1990.
Not detailed on the charge sheet, however, was the way he manipulated and groomed his pupils time after time, suggesting to young girls they take their clothes off during lessons. (more...)
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