Former Yorkshire teacher charged with sex offences dating back to 1990s
Published 12th Mar 2026, 07:18 BST
A former teacher from Yorkshire has been charged with a number of sex offences dating back to the 1990s police have said.
John Hoyle taught at a school in the Wakefield area and has been charged with 16 sexual offences relating to two girls who were under 16 at the time.
The 69-year-old has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault of a girl aged under 16, reported to have taken place between 1993 and 1994, three counts of rape of a girl under 16 reported to have taken place between 1993 and 1994 and four further counts of indecent assault of a girl under 16 reported to have taken place between 1998 and 1999.
All of the offences are reported to have taken place in the Wakefield area.
Hoyle, of Brockadale Avenue, Pontefract, who self-defines as White British, has been bailed to appear before magistrates in Leeds on April 15.