On 6 January at the Royal Court of Jersey, Morag and Anthony Jordan, both 62, from Kirriemuir, Angus, were sentenced to periods of imprisonment of nine months and six months respectively.

They were convicted of common assault on children who were residents at the premises known as Haut de la Garenne in the Parish of St Martin in Jersey.

The offences were committed against children between eight and 16 years of age on various dates between October 1981 and December 1984.

Morgan Jordan, who worked at the children’s home between 1970 and 1984, was convicted of assaults including pushing a child’s face into urine-soaked sheets after the child wet the bed, and striking other children with her hand and a wooden shoe. Her husband was convicted of striking children with a metal spoon, a knife and his hand.

Morag Jordan was acquitted of a further 28 counts and her husband of a further four. They were sentenced by Judge Sir Christopher Pitchers and an Inferior Number of Jurats.

Notes to Editors:
1. The judge was Commissioner Sir Christopher Pitchers
2. The prosecution counsel was Crown Advocate Stephen Baker
3. The defence counsel for Morag Jordan was Advocate Michael Preston
4. The defence counsel for Anthony Jordan was Advocate Sue Pearmain
5. For more information on the Jersey Court system, please go to www.jerseycourts.je

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