Lowestoft pensioner charged with historic indecent assaults against children

The incidents date back to the 1980's.

Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court
Author: Shaunna BurnsPublished 25th Mar 2024

A man from Lowestoft has been charged with a series of incident assaults against children.

82 year old Joseph Annis of Park Meadows in Lowestoft was charged with five counts of indecent assault.

Three of these took place on a girl between 13 March 1980 and 12 March 1981. Two other cases of indecent assault took place on another girl between 18 July 1980 and 17 July 1981.

He also faces a sixth charge that between 19 August 1983 and 18 August 1988 he incited a third girl to commit an act of gross indecency with him on multiple occasions.

He is due to appear before Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday April 10 for a first hearing.

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