A TEACHER has pleaded not guilty to murdering and sexually assaulting a a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting.
Preston Davey was declared dead at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on July 27, 2023, after he was brought in unresponsive.
Jamie Varley, 36, has been charged over the baby’s death along with his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 31.
Both men appeared at Preston Crown Court today as Preston’s birth mum sobbed from the public gallery.
Varley pleaded not guilty to 33 charges – including murder and manslaughter on July 27, 2023.
He also denied two counts of assault by penetration, five counts of cruelty and one count of grievous bodily harm.
Varley pleaded not guilty to a further 12 counts of taking an indecent photo of a child, two counts of making an indecent photo of a child and one count of distributing an indecent photo of a child.
All the charges relate to Preston and allegedly took place between March and July 2023.
Separately, he also denies seven counts of possession of extreme pornography, between 2017 and July 2023.
McGowan-Fazakerley pleaded not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting Preston, with Varley also denying the same charge.
He further denied two counts of cruelty and one count of allowing the death of a child.
Both men were remanded into custody to next appear at the same court on January 30, 2026.
The horror unfolded at around 7.15pm when police were called to the hospital following reports a baby had been found unresponsive.
Tragically, Preston could not be saved and was declared dead a short time later.
No further details surrounding his death has been released police, including how the baby died.
Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley, were in the process of adopting Preston at the time.
Varley was suspended as a teacher at South Shore Academy in Blackpool when he was arrested in 2023, the Cidari Multi Academy Trust which now runs the school said.
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