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The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 4 January 2007 as a Chamber composed of:
Mr J. Casadevall, President , Sir Nicolas Bratza, Mr G. Bonello, Mr K. Traja, Mr S. Pavlovschi, Mr L. Garlicki, Mr J. Šikuta, judges , and Mr T.L. Early, Section Registrar ,
The applicant is a British citizen born in 1987 and resident in Chester-le-Street. He is represented by Gordon Brown Associates, solicitors practising in Chester-le-Street.
In November 2001, five girls at the applicant’s school alleged that he had committed indecent assaults on them. The applicant then aged 14 was suspended from school pending investigation.
On 11 January 2002, the applicant was summoned to the police station. He was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and caution. The police interviewed him in the absence of a legal representative but with his stepfather present. The police had asked whether they wanted a solicitor present but they stated that they did not. The applicant admitted to “horseplay” and actions amounting to indecent assault in respect of three girls. The applicant was released pending further assessment of the case.
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