The Offender Database has reported that Gregory Pichery, a Blackpool Sex Offender and Ex-dance instructor, has been convicted of numerous sexual offences.
A dancing instructor who inappropriately handled his students during lessons and while they were fitting costumes has been found guilty of several sexual assaults.
Gregory Pichery perpetrated sexual assaults on two young men on multiple occasions from 2004 to 2013 during his employment at a performing arts college in Leicester.
The victims were 19 and 20 years old at the time of the acts.
The initial victim, who approached law enforcement, informed officers that Gregory Pichery had attempted to engage in sexual acts with him.
The investigation subsequently found a second victim, who reported that Gregory Pichery had transmitted sexual remarks via Facebook and had also engaged in inappropriate physical contact. At the same time, he was a student at the college.
In 2019, law enforcement was alerted by a third victim who reported being sexually assaulted by 57-year-old Gregory Pichery.
The adult victim reported having visited a grooming business in Oadby where Gregory Pichery was employed.
During the visit, Gregory Pichery indecently exposed himself and compelled the victim to engage in inappropriate contact.
On Monday, November 10, following a trial at Leicester Crown Court, he was convicted of four charges of sexual assault; two counts pertain to one victim, while the other two counts involve two different victims.
Gregory Pichery, residing on Exeter Street in Blackpool, is scheduled for sentencing next month.
UPDATE 2025
In December 2025, the Offender Database reported that Gregory Pichery, 57, of Exeter Street, Blackpool, was sentenced to four years in prison at Leicester Crown Court. Pichery, a former dance teacher, was convicted of a series of predatory sexual assaults committed over a 15-year period while working in positions of trust at a performing arts college and a grooming salon.
The court heard that Pichery’s offending was split into two distinct periods. Between 2004 and 2013, while working as a teacher at a performing arts college in Leicester, he sexually assaulted two young male students, then aged 19 and 20. The prosecution detailed how he would touch students inappropriately during classes and while they were trying on costumes. One victim reported that Pichery had also attempted to perform sexual acts on him. A third victim later came forward to report that in 2019, while visiting a grooming salon in Oadby where Pichery was working, the defendant exposed himself and forced the victim to touch him.
Following a trial that concluded on 10 November 2025, a jury found Pichery guilty of four counts of sexual assault. Detective Constable Emma Burrows, the investigating officer, described Pichery as someone who “acts on opportunities to fulfil his sexual gratification” without regard for the impact on his victims. The investigation highlighted that his behaviour was predatory and opportunistic, occurring in professional environments where victims expected to be safe.
On Thursday, 18 December 2025, Gregory Pichery was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. In addition to his custodial term, he was made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), which places permanent restrictions on his future employment and contact with young people. The judge remarked that the sentence reflected the “calculated” nature of his actions over a period of more than a decade.
As a result of his convictions, Pichery has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. He will be managed under the highest level of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), ensuring that Leicestershire Police and the National Probation Service strictly monitor his residence and conduct upon his eventual release to prevent any further risk to the public.
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