Former school governor Stuart Nuttall, who has denied committing numerous child sex offences, will stand trial next year.
The 53-year-old, of Stonelands Park in Binstead, appeared before Magistrates on 18th October charged with a total of 12 offences dating between 19th February 2023 and 6th March 2024.
The case was adjourned to the Isle of Wight Crown Court where Mr Nuttall appeared before Judge William Ashworth on Monday (18th November).
The commercial lawyer, who previously served as a governor of Ryde Academy and as a director of the IW Youth Trust, pleaded not guilty to a total of 12 charges.
Those charges were:
- 2x Adult attempt to engage in sexual communication with a child
- 1x Attempt to cause/incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration
- 1x Offender 18 or over attempt to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity
- 1x Offender 18 or over attempt to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity
- 3x Make indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child, namely 206x Category A, 486x Category B and 168x Category C still/moving indecent images of children
- 3x Distribute an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child, namely 11x Category A, 31x Category B and 12x Category C still/moving indecent images of children
- 1x Possess extreme pornographic image/images portraying an act of intercourse/oral sex with a dead/alive animal, namely the penis of a horse penetrating a female’s vagina
The case has been adjourned until 28th July 2025 for the trial.
Mr Nuttall has been given unconditional bail until that time.
