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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

Mum feared she was going to die during former prison officer's sex attack

A survivor of sexual assault has found strength from her horrific ordeal to inspire others to come forward after vile attacks.

Christopher Higham, of Northwood Close, Wigan, was living in Suffolk and working as a prison officer when he was first accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a party on September 29, 2019. The 35-year-old entered not guilty pleas when he was accused of sexually assaulting two women.

But on Thursday, February 9, he was found guilty of three counts against one woman, including, sexual assault, assault by penetration, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was cleared of one count of sexual assault against a second woman.

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