article_snippet: The jury at last month's trial heard that Talbot was 'obsessed' with teenage boys throughout Talbot teaching career and 'could not help Talbot' around them when under the influence of drink.
article_snippet: Prosecutors said Talbot's modus operandi was to first establish Talbot 'good guy credentials' and then to break down the proper teacher-pupil boundaries, leaving Talbot victims confused as Talbot made Talbot advances.
article_snippet: Talbot denied anything sexual or even inappropriate occurred between Talbot and the Altrincham pupils, while Talbot said sexual activity with the Gateshead complainant only happened when the boy had turned 16.
article_snippet: Talbot told he to share a bed with he as there were not enough bunk beds to go round and performed a sex act on he.
article_snippet: Talbot said that boys would take turns to sleep in Talbot's bed during the trip and when it was Talbot turn the defendant 'started talking to me about sexual stuff' before indecently assaulting Talbot.
article_snippet: The complainant said when Talbot was aged in Talbot
article_snippet: late 20s Talbot wrote to ITV Granada to tell them Talbot had abused Talbot.
article_snippet: The court heard that Talbot's teaching career came to 'an abrupt end' in May 1984 following an indecent proposal Talbot made to two pupils at Talbot home.
article_snippet: Talbot offered Talbot's bed for the night to the 15-year-old boys and said to the 15-year-old boys: 'Make sure you leave room for me in the middle.'
article_snippet: Talbot resigned in disgrace in 1984 and went into television a short time later, with one of Talbot first jobs on a Saturday morning children's show.