Former teacher accused of sexually assaulting and murdering the baby he was trying to adopt appears in court

Daily Mail UK ^ | June 16, 2025 | Sam Lawly

[Morgana]

A former teacher accused of sexually assaulting and murdering the baby he was trying to adopt has appeared in court.

Jamie Varley, 36, was in the process of adopting 13-month-old Preston Davey in 2023 along with co-accused John McGowan-Fazakerley, 31, who also appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on Monday.

Members of the child's family sat yards away in the public gallery alongside police officers, one woman in tears as she looked over at the defendants.

Varley is accused of murder, manslaughter, two counts of assault by penetration of a child, five counts of child cruelty, one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm, and one count of sexual assault of a child.

He is further accused of 10 counts of taking indecent photographs of a child, one count of distributing indecent photographs of a child, two counts of possessing indecent pseudo images of a child, and one count of possession of an extreme pornographic image.

McGowan-Fazakerley is charged with allowing the death of a child, as well as two counts of child cruelty and one count of sexual assault of a child.

All the charges against both men, who lived in Grimsargh, near Preston, span between March and July of 2023, and relate to Preston Davey.

Judge Robert Altham set the date for the trial of both men as April 14, 2026. It is estimated to last up to eight weeks.

[Morgana]

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[EnderWiggin1970]

If I expressed myself you’d have to remove my comment too...

[MtnClimber]

From studies I have seen only 50% of children adopted by gay men are sexually abused. (only 50%?)

I have also seen that 50% of gay men say that they were molested by gay men as children.

These are self-reported numbers. The true numbers are likely much greater.

[Dacula]

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[noiseman]

More homos adopting a kid to use as a playtoy for their sick perversions. This happens all the time.

[AnglePark]

I hope these two are shanked before it even goes to trial.

[When do we get liberated?]

Me too. I shouldnt even click on these articles.

[ronniesgal]

no pics of the 2 faggots?

[crusty old prospector]

They deserve the death that Mel Gibson got in Braveheart.

[RoosterRedux]

S/b punishable by death. Very slow and painful death.

[ssfromla]

I guess no one has tried to charge those who adopt these children to obvious pedophiles.

I would almost bet they knew they were and went along anyway.

[Tell It Right]

No. They deserve to die being raped by stud horses that have been injected with Viagara, recorded and put on pornhub with a caption saying this is what happens to child rapists.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Some judge sentenced that poor child to be adopted by the perverts. They ought to put the judge on trial also.

[Morgana]

I had to really search but found this

https://x.com/GerryKeogh_/status/1934166131150917856

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I grieve for that child. Not a cliche: Jesus come back soon..

[crusty old prospector]

Well, I never thought of that. I am good with it.

[Morgana]

Why would you do that to the horses? That is animal abuse.

Just sick a hot poker up their ass

[Jonty30]

It’s too bad he won’t get the death penalty.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Somebody better check on the welfare of that dog he's pictured with.

[JayGalt]

Apparently it’s a new dog. Implication was made that the old one died.