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Man Accused of 11 Child Sex Offences Appears in Court

Wednesday, 25 February 2026 07:38

By Jamie Lyones

A 38-year-old man has been sent for trial after appearing in court charged with 11 child sex offences, among them two counts of rape. Andrew Stuart Ball appeared before Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 20. He is accused of two counts of raping a girl, as well as two counts of sexual assault by touching a girl. The charges also allege two offences of causing a child to view images of sexual activity, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, two counts of causing a female child to take part in sexual activity, voyeurism by recording a private act, and causing

 

The alleged offences are said to have occurred in Dorset between July 2020 and February 2025.

 

No pleas were entered at the hearing because the case is considered too serious to be dealt with at magistrates’ court.

 

Ball, of Shillingstone near Blandford, is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday, March 24, for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

 

He was granted conditional bail. The conditions prohibit contact with two named individuals and ban any unsupervised contact with children under 16 unless approved in advance by children’s services.

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