Overview

• Michael James Callaghan, 71, was convicted on 13 counts of sexual offences against two pupils at Ampleforth College, a Catholic boarding school in North Yorkshire.
• The offences include grooming and indecently assaulting one boy over three years in the 1990s and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old in 2013.
• Callaghan denied non-consensual wrongdoing, claiming any sexual contact was consensual and occurred after the victim turned 16, but the jury rejected this defense.
• The jury returned unanimous verdicts on 12 counts and a majority 11–1 verdict on the final charge after deliberating for over six hours.
• Judge Richard Clews granted Callaghan bail until sentencing on June 19 but warned that immediate imprisonment is highly likely due to the severity of the offences and breach of trust.