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Police searching for missing UVA student, 18, release last known footage of girl as it's revealed she texted friends at 01:20 am to say she was lost on way to party near her own house 

• Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18, was reported missing on Sunday on campus
• Texted friends at 01:20 am on Saturday to say she was lost on the way to meet them
• But according to Charlottesville police, she failed to arrive for the party
• Surveillance shows her running along a corridor the night she went missing 
• Family and friends have not heard from the second year student since 
• Her parents are from England but she lives in America on a Green Card

By James Nyeand Wills Robinson for MailOnline

Updated: 07:54 EST, 16 September 2014 

Police have released CCTV images of a University of Virginia student on the night she disappeared after failing to show up for a party after texting to say she was lost near her own home.

Authorities are desperately searching for Hannah Elizabeth Graham who was reported missing near the Charlottesville campus on Sunday.

The 18-year-old texted her friends at 1.20am on Saturday to say she was lost on the way to a party near to her home at the Camden Plaza Apartments but never arrived. 

The same friends told police she had been drinking beforehand and last night surveillance images were released by police showing her running inside her apartment block at 9.30pm on the night she went missing.

At the request of the family her address is not being made public.

Last known pictures: Police have released this CCTV footage of Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18, on the night she disappeared after failing to show up for a party

Search: University of Virginia officials have launched a huge hunt for the missing second year student in nearby woodland. Her parents are from England and she lives in the US on a Green Card

Search: Hannah was last heard from in the vicinity of 224 14th Street in Charlottesville, just north of the UVA campus

Friends and family have not heard anything from the second year student, whose parents are from England, since and police have launched a desperate search for her in wooded areas. 

It shows what she was wearing on the night she disappeared. Police have said she was 'fairly well intoxicated', according to CBS6.

Her friend, Sophia Lamrissi-Garcia, who was partying with Hannah at one of her sorority events, told the station she had considered getting a cab home, but decided she would walk instead. 

"At that point in the night you think you’re doing the right thing walking alone but it’s not always the right decision to make", Sophia added.

Appeal: Friends and family of the student have asked anyone with any information to call UVA police

Hunt: Police in Charlottesville have announced they are seeking any information from the public as they search for Hannah Elizabeth Graham

Hannah's parents are originally from the north of England - and she has spent at least two years in the United States

Her neighbor, Sam Blum said that he is devastated and worried about her disappearance.

'I saw her on Thursday…she seemed really happy,' said Blum to WTVR. 'Downtown Charlottesville, I wouldn’t expect that.'

The search area for Hannah is being focused around 14th Street Northwest to Wertland Street, including the railroad tracks, near to the UVA campus.

That was where she sent her last text to friends explaining she was lost.

UVA President Teresa Sullivan released a statement Monday afternoon saying the university is both concerned and cooperating fully.

'The members of the University of Virginia community are united in our deep concern for a UVa student who is missing and has not been in touch with her family or friends since early Saturday morning,' said Sullivan according to the Roanoke Dispatch.

Students who didn't know Hannah said they were worried about what it means for campus security,

"I think it's real tragic when anything like this happens," said Brannon Johnson, 4th year at the university to the Roanoke Dispatch.

"It definitely questions everything in terms of safety and how everyone is going to react and move around grounds for sure."

"It kind of hit home that something like this can really happen," said Madison Baril, 1st year at the university.

'Before it was kind of more like stories and warnings, but now it's a real person that's gone.

"If you are with a group of girls, make sure you leave with a group of girls," said Baril. 'Find friends don't wander off with people you just met.'

 

Hannah, who is not a US citizen is 5'11" with blue eyes and light brown hair. She is said to live off campus

Hannah, who is not a US citizen is 5'11" with blue eyes and light brown hair. She lives off campus, is from Northern Virginia and resides in the US using a Green Card.

"As some of you may have heard, Hannah Graham is missing. She was last seen leaving Camden Plaza around 11:50 late Friday night and last heard from a little after 1am, Saturday," one post shared on Facebook states. 

'On Sunday, her friends and family realized that none of them had seen or had contact with her since Friday night and a call was placed to the Emergency Communications Center by her friends, reporting her missing,' said Lt. Ronnie Roberts, of the Charlottesville Police Department to the Daily Progress.

"Police detectives responded immediately and have been working to find Hannah since learning of her disappearance. A search using a bloodhound was conducted Sunday evening, but that search did not turn up anything useful."

Anyone with information is asked to call Charlottesville Police Department at 970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 977-4000. 

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Police release new pictures of missing UVa student Hannah Graham | WTVR.com

MISSING: Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18 student from England since Friday, 12th Sept. 2014 from about University of Virginia, Charlottesville campus [ VIDEO/Pics ] - www.ofINTEREST.net

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Police searching for missing UVA student, 18, release last known footage of girl as it's revealed she texted friends at 01:20 am to say she was lost on way to party near her own house 

• Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18, was reported missing on Sunday on campus
• Texted friends at 01:20 am on Saturday to say she was lost on the way to meet them
• But according to Charlottesville police, she failed to arrive for the party
• Surveillance shows her running along a corridor the night she went missing 
• Family and friends have not heard from the second year student since 
• Her parents are from England but she lives in America on a Green Card

By James Nye and Wills Robinson for MailOnline

Updated: 07:54 EST, 16 September 2014 

Police have released CCTV images of a University of Virginia student on the night she disappeared after failing to show up for a party after texting to say she was lost near her own home.

Authorities are desperately searching for Hannah Elizabeth Graham who was reported missing near the Charlottesville campus on Sunday.

The 18-year-old texted her friends at 1.20am on Saturday to say she was lost on the way to a party near to her home at the Camden Plaza Apartments but never arrived. 

The same friends told police she had been drinking beforehand and last night surveillance images were released by police showing her running inside her apartment block at 9.30pm on the night she went missing.

At the request of the family her address is not being made public.

Last known pictures: Police have released this CCTV footage of Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18, on the night she disappeared after failing to show up for a party

Search: University of Virginia officials have launched a huge hunt for the missing second year student in nearby woodland. Her parents are from England and she lives in the US on a Green Card

Search: Hannah was last heard from in the vicinity of 224 14th Street in Charlottesville, just north of the UVA campus

Friends and family have not heard anything from the second year student, whose parents are from England, since and police have launched a desperate search for her in wooded areas. 

It shows what she was wearing on the night she disappeared. Police have said she was 'fairly well intoxicated', according to CBS6.

Her friend, Sophia Lamrissi-Garcia, who was partying with Hannah at one of her sorority events, told the station she had considered getting a cab home, but decided she would walk instead. 

"At that point in the night you think you’re doing the right thing walking alone but it’s not always the right decision to make", Sophia added.

Appeal: Friends and family of the student have asked anyone with any information to call UVA police

Hunt: Police in Charlottesville have announced they are seeking any information from the public as they search for Hannah Elizabeth Graham

Hannah's parents are originally from the north of England - and she has spent at least two years in the United States

Her neighbor, Sam Blum said that he is devastated and worried about her disappearance.

'I saw her on Thursday…she seemed really happy,' said Blum to WTVR. 'Downtown Charlottesville, I wouldn’t expect that.'

The search area for Hannah is being focused around 14th Street Northwest to Wertland Street, including the railroad tracks, near to the UVA campus.

That was where she sent her last text to friends explaining she was lost.

UVA President Teresa Sullivan released a statement Monday afternoon saying the university is both concerned and cooperating fully.

'The members of the University of Virginia community are united in our deep concern for a UVa student who is missing and has not been in touch with her family or friends since early Saturday morning,' said Sullivan according to the Roanoke Dispatch.

Students who didn't know Hannah said they were worried about what it means for campus security,

"I think it's real tragic when anything like this happens," said Brannon Johnson, 4th year at the university to the Roanoke Dispatch.

"It definitely questions everything in terms of safety and how everyone is going to react and move around grounds for sure."

"It kind of hit home that something like this can really happen," said Madison Baril, 1st year at the university.

'Before it was kind of more like stories and warnings, but now it's a real person that's gone.

"If you are with a group of girls, make sure you leave with a group of girls," said Baril. 'Find friends don't wander off with people you just met.'

 

Hannah, who is not a US citizen is 5'11" with blue eyes and light brown hair. She is said to live off campus

Hannah, who is not a US citizen is 5'11" with blue eyes and light brown hair. She lives off campus, is from Northern Virginia and resides in the US using a Green Card.

"As some of you may have heard, Hannah Graham is missing. She was last seen leaving Camden Plaza around 11:50 late Friday night and last heard from a little after 1am, Saturday," one post shared on Facebook states. 

'On Sunday, her friends and family realized that none of them had seen or had contact with her since Friday night and a call was placed to the Emergency Communications Center by her friends, reporting her missing,' said Lt. Ronnie Roberts, of the Charlottesville Police Department to the Daily Progress.

"Police detectives responded immediately and have been working to find Hannah since learning of her disappearance. A search using a bloodhound was conducted Sunday evening, but that search did not turn up anything useful."

Anyone with information is asked to call Charlottesville Police Department at 970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 977-4000. 

Read more: 

Police release new pictures of missing UVa student Hannah Graham | WTVR.com

"Journalism of INTEREST"!? : Channel 4 Defends "Fearless" Request After Death Of Lee Halpin - www.ofINTEREST.net

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Channel 4 Defends "Fearless" Request After Death Of Lee Halpin

By India Adams Location: Newcastle

Lee Halpin's death in Newcastle is being investigated. Facebook pic

Channel 4 has defended its decision to ask aspiring journalists to demonstrate their 'fearlessness' after the death of young filmmaker Lee Halpin.

In an online application form for the broadcaster's Investigative Journalism Programme 2013, applicants were asked to post a YouTube video describing a time in which they were "fearless in a pursuit for a story".

Lee Halpin, 26, resolved to spend a week sleeping rough to show the plight of the homeless, a plan he said had "caused a huge amount of trepidation" among his friends and family.

Three days after embarking on the project the former Heaton Manor Pupil was found dead in the boarded up Summerhill Hostel on Westgate Road, Newcastle, on April 3.

Northumbria Police have arrested two men, aged 26 and 30, in connection with Lee Halpin's death.

Both men arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs have been bailed pending further enquiries.

Detectives are treating his death as unexplained and have passed a file to the coroner.

A Channel 4 spokesman said: "We would never encourage any applicants to put themselves in danger.

 Lee Halpin addressing issues before his death while living "Houseless" in U.K.

"We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of this aspiring young journalist. Our thoughts are with his family."

Mr Halpin, of Heaton, Newcastle, recorded a video as part of his application process in which he said: "I am about to go and spend a week being homeless, I will sleep rough for a week, scrounge for my food.

"I will access the services that other people in the west end (of Newcastle) use.

"I will interact with as many homeless people as possible and immerse myself in that lifestyle as deeply as I can. This seems to be a fearless approach to a story.

"It has caused a huge amount of trepidation among my friends and family."

It is feared Mr Halpin may have succumbed to hypothermia.

A Met Office spokesman confirmed the lowest recorded temperature for Newcastle on the morning of April 3 was around -4.2C.

Friends have since paid tribute to the "thoroughly excellent bloke" and have spoken of his death as the "ultimate sacrifice" in raising awareness of homelessness.

The boarded up former hostel where Lee Halpin's body was found.

 In an obituary on the JesmondLocal website, freelance journalist Chris Stokel-Walker wrote that Mr Halpin's investigation "typified his drive and his desire as a journalist to find a story that could change the world and correct an injustice.

"If there was a way for words, pictures or video to make a change and do some good, Halpin would be first in line reporting it…born out of antsy fingers and a desire to help others."

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Officers have arrested two men aged 26 and 30 on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A controlled drug.

"They have been bailed pending further enquiries and a report into the death of the man is being prepared for the coroner."

Mr Halpin's family was too upset to comment on Saturday.

An inquest into Lee Halpin's death is expected to be opened on Tuesday.



 For more articles with Pics/Video's directly related with the article above, and a brief introduction into a man's forced journey into "Houselessness" please go here: http://www.houseless.org/2013/04/documentary-maker-lee-halpin-meets.html

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9:47AM, Mon Apr 8, 2013

Channel 4 Defends "Fearless" Request After Death Of Lee Halpin

By India Adams Location: Newcastle

Lee Halpin's death in Newcastle is being investigated. Facebook pic

Channel 4 has defended its decision to ask aspiring journalists to demonstrate their 'fearlessness' after the death of young filmmaker Lee Halpin.

In an online application form for the broadcaster's Investigative Journalism Programme 2013, applicants were asked to post a YouTube video describing a time in which they were "fearless in a pursuit for a story".

Lee Halpin, 26, resolved to spend a week sleeping rough to show the plight of the homeless, a plan he said had "caused a huge amount of trepidation" among his friends and family.

Three days after embarking on the project the former Heaton Manor Pupil was found dead in the boarded up Summerhill Hostel on Westgate Road, Newcastle, on April 3.

Northumbria Police have arrested two men, aged 26 and 30, in connection with Lee Halpin's death.

Both men arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs have been bailed pending further enquiries.

Detectives are treating his death as unexplained and have passed a file to the coroner.

A Channel 4 spokesman said: "We would never encourage any applicants to put themselves in danger.

 Lee Halpin addressing issues before his death while living "Houseless" in U.K.

"We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of this aspiring young journalist. Our thoughts are with his family."

Mr Halpin, of Heaton, Newcastle, recorded a video as part of his application process in which he said: "I am about to go and spend a week being homeless, I will sleep rough for a week, scrounge for my food.

"I will access the services that other people in the west end (of Newcastle) use.

"I will interact with as many homeless people as possible and immerse myself in that lifestyle as deeply as I can. This seems to be a fearless approach to a story.

"It has caused a huge amount of trepidation among my friends and family."

It is feared Mr Halpin may have succumbed to hypothermia.

A Met Office spokesman confirmed the lowest recorded temperature for Newcastle on the morning of April 3 was around -4.2C.

Friends have since paid tribute to the "thoroughly excellent bloke" and have spoken of his death as the "ultimate sacrifice" in raising awareness of homelessness.

The boarded up former hostel where Lee Halpin's body was found.

 In an obituary on the JesmondLocal website, freelance journalist Chris Stokel-Walker wrote that Mr Halpin's investigation "typified his drive and his desire as a journalist to find a story that could change the world and correct an injustice.

"If there was a way for words, pictures or video to make a change and do some good, Halpin would be first in line reporting it…born out of antsy fingers and a desire to help others."

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Officers have arrested two men aged 26 and 30 on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A controlled drug.

"They have been bailed pending further enquiries and a report into the death of the man is being prepared for the coroner."

Mr Halpin's family was too upset to comment on Saturday.

An inquest into Lee Halpin's death is expected to be opened on Tuesday.



 For more articles with Pics/Video's directly related with the article above, and a brief introduction into a man's forced journey into "Houselessness" please go here: http://www.houseless.org/2013/04/documentary-maker-lee-halpin-meets.html

"Persons of INTEREST" : Paedophile/Pedophile not only in the churches; become AWARE! (VIDEO) - www.ofINTEREST.net

Paedophile/Pedophilia not only in the churches, become AWARE!

Are you sure who actually minds the children?

Make sure because they are the most precious gift that our Creator gives us.

Don't over look their well being for materialism and fame.

Below is just another story of the young ones being abused by those who prey on the less fortunate, unversed and timid.

Allow children to grow through their childhood without evils intervention.

Protect the young, become vigilant!

Michael Love, IIO

 

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Paedophile choirmaster and wife are jailed for sexually abusing former pupil who was found dead after giving evidence against him 

 Michael Brewer, 68, indecently assaulted Frances Andrade, 48 

She was a student at Manchester's Chetham’s School of Music  

Mother-of-four killed herself after giving evidence against Brewer 

Brewer was today jailed for six years and his wife jailed for 21 months

By Anthony Bond
PUBLISHED: 07:36 EST, 26 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:50 EST, 26 March 2013

A choirmaster has been jailed for sexually abusing a former pupil who killed herself after giving evidence against him.

Michael Brewer, 68, was convicted last month of indecently assaulting Frances Andrade, 48, when she was a student at Chetham’sSchool of Music in Manchester.

The mother-of-four from Guildford, Surrey, gave evidence against him in his trial at Manchester Crown Court but a week later she took her own life before the jury reached its verdicts.

Today, Brewer was jailed for six years while his ex-wife, Kay, 68, was also jailed for 21 months after she was convicted of indecently assaulting Mrs Andrade when she was 18.

Sentencing him, Judge Martin Rudland said Brewer had used his "powerful position" to groom Mrs Andrade. "You have had an impressive career but that is now at an end," he said.

Jailed as seen below: Michael Brewer, 68, was convicted last month of indecently assaulting Frances Andrade, 48, when she was a student at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. His ex-wife Kay, 68, was also jailed today

Michael Brewer, 68: Paedophile/Pedophile

Kay,68-Michael Brewer's ExWife: Paedophile/Pedophile

"Sadly there is another side to you and it is this. You were, and you may still be, a predatory sex offender. Of that let no-one be in any doubt."

Brewer, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, was convicted of five counts of indecently assaulting his victim when she was 14 and 15 and known as Frances Shorney.

The abuse took place in his office and in his camper van, which he used to drive her out of the school grounds and get her to perform oral sex on him.

He was cleared of raping Mrs Andrade when she was 18 at his then home in Chorlton, Manchester.

Keen churchgoer Kay Brewer, of Rossendale, Lancashire, was cleared of aiding and abetting the alleged rape but convicted of one count of indecent assault against the complainant - said to have taken place on the same night as the alleged rape.

Brewer, who was awarded an OBE for services to music in 1995, resigned as music director at Chetham’s at the end of 1994 after his affair with another pupil, then aged 17, was uncovered.

But the affair was hushed up, the court heard, and Brewer went on to become the artistic director of the National Youth Choirs of Britain, to direct the World Youth Choir, serve as an adjudicator in international competitions and lead BBC workshops for the programme Last Choir Standing in 2008.

One of his ensembles at the National Youth Choir gave a private performance to the Queen at Balmoral in 2007.

Mrs Andrade, a brilliant violinist and mother of four, did not live to see Brewer and his wife, Kay, jailed today.

She committed suicide midway through January's trial.  Her version of events had been dismissed as ‘lies’ and ‘fantasy’ during cross-examination by Brewer’s female barrister.

Frances Andrade took her own life after giving evidence against Brewer

Her 21-year-old son Oliver, a student at Cambridge University, said she gave evidence because she wanted to help others.

"As far as she was concerned, her case was the tip of the iceberg," said "She knew about others who had been treated like she had and she wanted that to come out."

Following the verdicts, the family of Mrs Andrade said they believed the court system had let her down and criticised the judicial process.

Oliver said: "Being repeatedly called a "liar" and a "fantasist" about a horrific part of her life in front of a court challenged her personal integrity and was more than even she could  bear.".

Detective Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle, of Greater Manchester Police, said: 'Firstly I want to pass on my condolences to the family of Frances Andrade.

'This has been a well publicized case with her tragic death widely reported.

Locked up as seen below: Michael Brewer, 68, and Kay, are pictured at a previous hearing

Michael Brewer, 68: Paedophile/Pedophile

Kay,68-Michael Brewer's ExWife: Paedophile/Pedophile

The judicial process was somewhat thrust upon her when the matter was reported to police by a friend and I must credit Frances' bravery in facing her abusers head on in court and supporting the prosecution.

It is heartbreaking that she is not able to see she has been vindicated for the bravery she consistently showed, which has today ended with the Brewers being sentenced and brought to justice.

A lot has been said about the support mechanisms in place for Frances and other victims of sexual abuse and I want to make it clear that it is Greater Manchester Police's policy and practice to encourage victims to seek whatever support they need.

As a force GMP has a dedicated Public Protection Division which investigates such matters thoroughly and compassionately. My officers are specially trained in supporting victims and are trained in how best to conduct sex abuse investigations.

We are currently conducting an historic sex abuse investigation in relation to offenses at Chetham's School of Music as a result of calls from former pupils.

This is very much ongoing so it would not be appropriate for me to comment on numbers of victims or suspects at this stage, suffice to say we are continuing to get formal accounts and complaints from former pupils who currently live the length and breadth of the country as well as abroad.

We have a pool of suspects under investigation which I am not prepared to elaborate on and I want to reassure the wider community that where we have identified safeguarding issues these have been addressed with partner agencies.

Cover-up? Detectives have received more than 20 complaints about historic sexual abuse at Chetham's, pictured

The judge also referred to two other former pupils of Chetham's who gave evidence against Brewer as "victims".

One was the teenage lover whose relationship led to Brewer leaving the school and the other was a woman who fought off his sexual advances on a school trip.

But he said Mrs Andrade did not have the strength to resist "because her abiding desire was to be cared for and cherished by a loving family to which she craved to belong".

He added: "She was prepared to submit to almost to anything, which clearly she did, as you pushed the boundaries further and further - treating her as your sexual plaything in the context of a false loving relationship which she readily accepted."

He added that it was "surprising" that all those who spoke "so well' of him at his trial in his defense did so in the knowledge of the affair which ended his Chetham's career."

It may well be that they were not aware of the detail in which you exploited her but they were apparently nevertheless more than happy to overlook one of the most shocking aspects of this case.

Indeed, perhaps one of the few positive features to have emerged from this case is the resulting close scrutiny of the seemingly wider acceptance of this type of behaviour among those who should know better.

In mitigation for Brewer, Kate Blackwell QC, said: "There are no words capable of truly describing the tragic consequences of this case - consequences unforeseen by those involved in the court process but unremitting must be the pain felt by the family of Mrs Andrade."

Through me, he does wish extend his sorrow for Mrs Andrade's death. Whatever the verdicts, he bears the burden of responsibility in the sense that he failed her while she was in his care. He continues to deny any offending towards her."

The judge said he had read "a very large file of letters" on Brewer which amounted to testimonials to his 'unquestionable importance in his field' and his character as "inspirational''.

Miss Blackwell said Brewer had showed a positive attitude on remand in custody and was involved in teaching music and Spanish to inmates, as well as playing the keyboard in chapel services.

Brewer will serve half his sentence in prison and the rest on license. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life. He smiled towards his family in the public gallery as he was led from the dock.

"Persons of INTEREST" : Paedophile/Pedophile not only in the churches; become AWARE! (VIDEO) - www.ofINTEREST.net

Paedophile/Pedophilia not only in the churches, become AWARE!

Are you sure who actually minds the children?

Make sure because they are the most precious gift that our Creator gives us.

Don't over look their well being for materialism and fame.

Below is just another story of the young ones being abused by those who prey on the less fortunate, unversed and timid.

Allow children to grow through their childhood without evils intervention.

Protect the young, become vigilant!

Michael Love, IIO

 

Via

Paedophile choirmaster and wife are jailed for sexually abusing former pupil who was found dead after giving evidence against him 

 Michael Brewer, 68, indecently assaulted Frances Andrade, 48 

She was a student at Manchester's Chetham’s School of Music  

Mother-of-four killed herself after giving evidence against Brewer 

Brewer was today jailed for six years and his wife jailed for 21 months

By Anthony Bond
PUBLISHED: 07:36 EST, 26 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:50 EST, 26 March 2013

A choirmaster has been jailed for sexually abusing a former pupil who killed herself after giving evidence against him.

Michael Brewer, 68, was convicted last month of indecently assaulting Frances Andrade, 48, when she was a student at Chetham’sSchool of Music in Manchester.

The mother-of-four from Guildford, Surrey, gave evidence against him in his trial at Manchester Crown Court but a week later she took her own life before the jury reached its verdicts.

Today, Brewer was jailed for six years while his ex-wife, Kay, 68, was also jailed for 21 months after she was convicted of indecently assaulting Mrs Andrade when she was 18.

Sentencing him, Judge Martin Rudland said Brewer had used his "powerful position" to groom Mrs Andrade. "You have had an impressive career but that is now at an end," he said.

Jailed as seen below: Michael Brewer, 68, was convicted last month of indecently assaulting Frances Andrade, 48, when she was a student at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. His ex-wife Kay, 68, was also jailed today

Michael Brewer, 68: Paedophile/Pedophile

Kay,68-Michael Brewer's ExWife: Paedophile/Pedophile

"Sadly there is another side to you and it is this. You were, and you may still be, a predatory sex offender. Of that let no-one be in any doubt."

Brewer, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, was convicted of five counts of indecently assaulting his victim when she was 14 and 15 and known as Frances Shorney.

The abuse took place in his office and in his camper van, which he used to drive her out of the school grounds and get her to perform oral sex on him.

He was cleared of raping Mrs Andrade when she was 18 at his then home in Chorlton, Manchester.

Keen churchgoer Kay Brewer, of Rossendale, Lancashire, was cleared of aiding and abetting the alleged rape but convicted of one count of indecent assault against the complainant - said to have taken place on the same night as the alleged rape.

Brewer, who was awarded an OBE for services to music in 1995, resigned as music director at Chetham’s at the end of 1994 after his affair with another pupil, then aged 17, was uncovered.

But the affair was hushed up, the court heard, and Brewer went on to become the artistic director of the National Youth Choirs of Britain, to direct the World Youth Choir, serve as an adjudicator in international competitions and lead BBC workshops for the programme Last Choir Standing in 2008.

One of his ensembles at the National Youth Choir gave a private performance to the Queen at Balmoral in 2007.

Mrs Andrade, a brilliant violinist and mother of four, did not live to see Brewer and his wife, Kay, jailed today.

She committed suicide midway through January's trial.  Her version of events had been dismissed as ‘lies’ and ‘fantasy’ during cross-examination by Brewer’s female barrister.

Frances Andrade took her own life after giving evidence against Brewer

Her 21-year-old son Oliver, a student at Cambridge University, said she gave evidence because she wanted to help others.

"As far as she was concerned, her case was the tip of the iceberg," said "She knew about others who had been treated like she had and she wanted that to come out."

Following the verdicts, the family of Mrs Andrade said they believed the court system had let her down and criticised the judicial process.

Oliver said: "Being repeatedly called a "liar" and a "fantasist" about a horrific part of her life in front of a court challenged her personal integrity and was more than even she could  bear.".

Detective Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle, of Greater Manchester Police, said: 'Firstly I want to pass on my condolences to the family of Frances Andrade.

'This has been a well publicized case with her tragic death widely reported.

Locked up as seen below: Michael Brewer, 68, and Kay, are pictured at a previous hearing

Michael Brewer, 68: Paedophile/Pedophile

Kay,68-Michael Brewer's ExWife: Paedophile/Pedophile

The judicial process was somewhat thrust upon her when the matter was reported to police by a friend and I must credit Frances' bravery in facing her abusers head on in court and supporting the prosecution.

It is heartbreaking that she is not able to see she has been vindicated for the bravery she consistently showed, which has today ended with the Brewers being sentenced and brought to justice.

A lot has been said about the support mechanisms in place for Frances and other victims of sexual abuse and I want to make it clear that it is Greater Manchester Police's policy and practice to encourage victims to seek whatever support they need.

As a force GMP has a dedicated Public Protection Division which investigates such matters thoroughly and compassionately. My officers are specially trained in supporting victims and are trained in how best to conduct sex abuse investigations.

We are currently conducting an historic sex abuse investigation in relation to offenses at Chetham's School of Music as a result of calls from former pupils.

This is very much ongoing so it would not be appropriate for me to comment on numbers of victims or suspects at this stage, suffice to say we are continuing to get formal accounts and complaints from former pupils who currently live the length and breadth of the country as well as abroad.

We have a pool of suspects under investigation which I am not prepared to elaborate on and I want to reassure the wider community that where we have identified safeguarding issues these have been addressed with partner agencies.

Cover-up? Detectives have received more than 20 complaints about historic sexual abuse at Chetham's, pictured

The judge also referred to two other former pupils of Chetham's who gave evidence against Brewer as "victims".

One was the teenage lover whose relationship led to Brewer leaving the school and the other was a woman who fought off his sexual advances on a school trip.

But he said Mrs Andrade did not have the strength to resist "because her abiding desire was to be cared for and cherished by a loving family to which she craved to belong".

He added: "She was prepared to submit to almost to anything, which clearly she did, as you pushed the boundaries further and further - treating her as your sexual plaything in the context of a false loving relationship which she readily accepted."

He added that it was "surprising" that all those who spoke "so well' of him at his trial in his defense did so in the knowledge of the affair which ended his Chetham's career."

It may well be that they were not aware of the detail in which you exploited her but they were apparently nevertheless more than happy to overlook one of the most shocking aspects of this case.

Indeed, perhaps one of the few positive features to have emerged from this case is the resulting close scrutiny of the seemingly wider acceptance of this type of behaviour among those who should know better.

In mitigation for Brewer, Kate Blackwell QC, said: "There are no words capable of truly describing the tragic consequences of this case - consequences unforeseen by those involved in the court process but unremitting must be the pain felt by the family of Mrs Andrade."

Through me, he does wish extend his sorrow for Mrs Andrade's death. Whatever the verdicts, he bears the burden of responsibility in the sense that he failed her while she was in his care. He continues to deny any offending towards her."

The judge said he had read "a very large file of letters" on Brewer which amounted to testimonials to his 'unquestionable importance in his field' and his character as "inspirational''.

Miss Blackwell said Brewer had showed a positive attitude on remand in custody and was involved in teaching music and Spanish to inmates, as well as playing the keyboard in chapel services.

Brewer will serve half his sentence in prison and the rest on license. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life. He smiled towards his family in the public gallery as he was led from the dock.