{"id":533302,"date":"2025-10-28T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/533302\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:22:21","slug":"two-men-arrested-following-police-investigation-into-headteacher-neil-foden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/533302\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men arrested following police investigation into headteacher Neil Foden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The convicted paedophile was jailed last year for sexually abusing four girls in north Wales<\/p>\n<p>10:54, 28 Oct 2025Updated 11:19, 28 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_neil-foden-court-case.jpg\" alt=\"Neil Foden\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Former headteacher Neil Foden (Image: North Wales Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">Two men have been arrested following police enquiries related to convicted paedophile Neil Foden. The arrests were made following allegations of &#8220;non-recent abuse of their position of trust&#8221; by conducting inappropriate relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">ITV News reported that these arrests were made following <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/north-wales-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">North Wales Police<\/a> investigations related to convicted paedophile Neil Foden. Police have not confirmed a link to Foden but did confirm both men remain under investigation whilst police enquiries continue. Foden, a headteacher with a decades-long career, was jailed for 17 years in 2024 for sexually abusing four girls in north Wales, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/two-men-arrested-following-police-32759773\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">reports WalesOnline.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: &#8220;We can confirm that two men were arrested earlier this year following allegations of non-recent abuse of their position of trust by conducting inappropriate relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">&#8220;Both men remain under investigation whilst police enquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">&#8220;We are working closely with partners to ensure we prioritise the safeguarding of anyone vulnerable whilst our investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">&#8220;Due to this being an active investigation we are unable to comment further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">&#8220;We continue to urge members of the public to come forward with information and can give assurance that such disclosures will be taken seriously and progressed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">ITV News reported that the men who were arrested remain on police bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">The arrests come as victims of Foden wait for a report following a year-long investigation into the former headteacher by the North Wales Safeguarding Board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">The report&#8217;s publication was delayed just hours before it was due to be published last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\">Foden, former head of Ysgol Friars in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/bangor\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangor<\/a> and strategic head of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes, was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2024 for 19 sexual offences against four girls between 2019 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"northwales\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the North Wales Live <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/news\/north-wales-news\/join-north-wales-live-whatsapp-27935216\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp community group where you can get the latest stories delivered straight to your phone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The convicted paedophile was jailed last year for sexually abusing four girls in north Wales 10:54, 28 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