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24

Sept 2021

Last Updated: 25/09/2021
Crime
Crime

Former Harrogate headteacher denies making indecent images of children

by Suzannah Rogerson

| 24 Sept, 2021
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Matthew Shillito appeared before Harrogate Magistrates' Court yesterday. Police say none of the alleged offences relate to his employment.

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Harrogate Magistrates Court, Victoria Avenue.

A former Harrogate teacher has pleaded not guilty to two counts of making indecent images of children.

Matthew Shillito, 42, appeared before Harrogate Magistrates' Court yesterday, September 23.

The two counts include 20 Category B images and 3,723 Category C images, made between December 3, 2012 and December 31, 2015.

A statement by North Yorkshire Police today said:

"We can confirm that Shillito was a teaching professional in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire at the time of the alleged offences.
"He was immediately suspended from his post when he was arrested in January 2020 and subsequently dismissed.
"Parents can be reassured that none of the alleged offences relate to his employment."


Shillito was appointed headteacher of Harrogate's Western Primary School in 2019.

He was previously headteacher across the Goldsborough Sicklinghall Federation of schools.

Shillito was remanded on conditional bail and the case was adjourned for trial at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on March 4 2022.



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