Eastbourne College Ski Trip 1986 Sexual Assault Appeal

Eastbourne College Ski Trip Sexual Assault AppealEastbourne College Ski Trip Sexual Assault Appeal

We are appealing for witnesses and information about an alleged attempted rape carried out by a teenage pupil attending Eastbourne College in 1986.

On an Eastbourne College Ski Trips in 1986 an alleged teenage rapist and pupil at Eastbourne College attempted to rape another pupil, Clifford Burrows (survivor has waived anonymity), whilst sharing a room with him at a ski resort. The alleged rapist pupil of Powell House was sent home the following day for flooding the shower in the shared room.

N.B. UPDATE 2025 – Clifford has been supported by the Eastbourne College Safeguarding Team who have gone above and beyond in helping him in this matter.

If you have any information at all please contact us at contact@offender.uk quoting reference number SA/ECCB-86, contact Sussex Police Special Investigations Unit on 101 quoting Crime Reference Number – 47230050283 or, if you prefer, you can make an anonymous report at Crimestoppers online.


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