Ex-choirmaster charged with child sex offences
GoogleA former choirmaster has been charged with dozens of sex offences against children in Hampshire and West Sussex.
Mark Burgess, 66, from Hilsea, Portsmouth, is accused of abusing 11 children under the age of 16 between 1976 and 2009.
He faces 58 counts relating to his time as choirmaster at All Saints' Church in Portsmouth and Westbourne Choir, near Emsworth, Hampshire Constabulary said.
Charges include indecent assault and gross indecency.
He will appear before Portsmouth magistrates on 3 March.
