ROWING COACH NIGEL MAYGLOTHLING FROM NOTTINGHAM SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF TEENAGE GIRL

In May 2014, Nigel Mayglothling, a former international rowing coach from Church Gate, Colston Bassett near Nottingham, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of indecent assault. The charges related to his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl during a period between March 14, 1987, and March 13, 1989, when he resided in Oxfordshire.

Prosecutor Matthew Walsh described the abuse as "prolonged, gradual and systematic, escalating in its severity as time progressed and matters were not reported to the police." He also stated that "the defendant had in effect groomed her from the age of 13."

A statement from the victim was read aloud, in which she expressed her feelings of emotional damage, saying: "I don’t feel I was able to develop emotionally because of the abuse. I feel I can’t have normal relationships. I was always made to feel I was to blame for what happened."

Defence lawyer Adrian Langdale highlighted his client’s positive influence, saying, "His achievements go beyond that of the normal person," and disputed the grooming allegation, asserting that their relationship was "entirely consensual, if entirely inappropriate."

Judge Mary Jane Mowat acknowledged the difficulty in sentencing but emphasized the importance of reflecting public opinion, stating, "The case was a difficult one to sentence, but I had to jail him partly to reflect reasonable public opinion."

At the time of the offences, Mayglothling was working as a PE teacher at Carmel College in Wallingford, which has since closed. He will be required to register as a sex offender for ten years.