A man has been told he must now sign the sex offenders’ register for sexually assaulting nine different men in north Cumbria while working as an occupational health technician.
Marc Manning, 36, faced a total of 11 charges when he appeared in front of a judge at Carlisle Crown Court earlier today.
Manning admitted sexual assaults on nine men. These occurred on seven different dates during 2018.
In addition, he pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism — one of which involved the filming of a 10th victim “for the purposes of obtaining sexual gratification”; and a second charge covering “multiple occasions” of voyeurism involving others between June 2018 and January 2021.
The case was adjourned after the prosecutor asked for more time to prepare the case and scrutinise statements provided by the victims. Some of the men had, the court heard, made references to “feeling exposed” and described a “loss of trust” in the wake of Manning’s offending.
Much of this is said to have been committed in north Cumbria while he was employed by a private company based out of the county.
Manning, of Glenmore Crescent, Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool, is due to be sentenced at the crown court on May 24 and was granted unconditional bail in the meantime.
He was ordered to comply with the sex offenders register notification requirements with immediate effect. “The precise term and duration of that will be determined when the sentence is passed,” the judge, Recorder Paul Hodgkinson, told him.
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