Confuzzled
06-02-2007, 13:39
A foster carer has been jailed for four years for beating girls she looked after and her husband has been given a three-year jail term for sexual abuse.
Betty Roe, 64, of Hall Road, Norwich, who cared for about 280 children in the 1970s and 80s, denied cruelty charges.
Walter Roe, 64, admitted four counts of indecent assault at Norwich Crown Court. The couple's employers Norfolk County Council welcomed the sentences.
They said: "Looked after children today are interviewed regularly about care."
Walter Roe was put on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
The jury heard that girls in the Roea' care they were beaten with sticks, a slipper and a broom. They had soiled underwear rubbed in their faces.
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Betty Roe, 64, of Hall Road, Norwich, who cared for about 280 children in the 1970s and 80s, denied cruelty charges.
Walter Roe, 64, admitted four counts of indecent assault at Norwich Crown Court. The couple's employers Norfolk County Council welcomed the sentences.
They said: "Looked after children today are interviewed regularly about care."
Walter Roe was put on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
The jury heard that girls in the Roea' care they were beaten with sticks, a slipper and a broom. They had soiled underwear rubbed in their faces.
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Read here for more....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6334887.stm