Daryll Pitcher, a county councillor on the Isle of Wight, appeared before Island magistrates this...

Published: 12:49 pm June 28, 2022
Updated: 7:13 am October 8, 2025
Daryll Pitcher, A County Councillor On The Isle Of Wight Has  Appeared Before Island Magistrates Charged With Rape Of A Child

Daryll Pitcher, a county councillor on the Isle of Wight, appeared before Island magistrates this morning (Tuesday) to face a slew of serious sexual assault charges.

The 46-year-old, of Norman Way, Wootton Bridge, is accused of two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 in Wootton between March 19, 1989 and March 20, 1992, when he appeared in Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Daryll Pitcher, an Isle of Wight councillor, appeared in court today.

He was released on bail and ordered to return to the Isle of Wight Crown Court on August 22 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

Daryll Pitcher, county councillor for the Isle of Wight, appeared before Island magistrates this morning (Tuesday) to face a slew of serious sexual assault charges.

The 46-year-old, of Norman Way, Wootton Bridge, is accused of two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 in Wootton between March 19, 1989 and March 20, 1992, when he appeared in Newport Magistrates’ Court.

He was released on bail and ordered to return to the Isle of Wight Crown Court on August 22 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

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