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Musician who worked on Wallace and Gromit thought he was untouchable – detective

Detective Constable Chelsie Stamford said David Pickthall’s crimes were ‘horrifying’ (Sam Russell/PA) -

A musician who worked on Oscar-winning comedy Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers thought he was “untouchable” before he was convicted of child sex offences – and there may be further victims, a detective has said.

Former teacher and choirmaster David Pickthall admitted at an earlier hearing at Colchester Magistrates’ Court to 29 child sex offences against 19 people and spanning more than 40 years.

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