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- Last month, Alexander Flavell was ruled unfit to stand trial but a jury will rule on the facts of the charges, including two charges of assault, one of indecent assault and another of buggery.
- Medical reports submitted on behalf of the pensioner showed that he would be unable to take part in his trial at Teesside Crown Court.
- The 89-year-old is also charged with misconduct in a public office from his time working at the Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham.
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