Former Chris Moyles Radio 1 jingles producer is found guilty of child sex charges in Cyprus

  • Sandy Beech produced hundreds of songs for Chris Moyles' BBC Radio 1 show
  • He had been presenting a programme in Cyprus and was arrested last year
  • The disgraced star has now been found guilty of child sex abuse charges 

By Keiran Southern For Mailonline

Published: 13:33 GMT, 6 November 2017 | Updated: 19:37 GMT, 6 November 2017

The former Radio 1 jingles producer for DJ Chris Moyles has been found guilty of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in Cyprus.

Sandy Beech was behind hundreds of songs for Moyles' show and had been presenting a show on the island.

But the 46-year-old radio executive was arrested on suspicion of child sex charges at Paphos Airport in March last year.

Today, he was found guilty of 12 counts of sexually abusing his 11-year-old victim between May and August 2015.  

The former Radio 1 jingles producer for DJ Chris Moyles, Sandy Beech, has been found guilty of child sex abuse in Cyprus

The former Radio 1 jingles producer for DJ Chris Moyles, Sandy Beech, has been found guilty of child sex abuse in Cyprus

The offences were carried out over four occasions but only came to light in January 2016 when the victim's mother found out. 

Beech returned to the UK but was arrested as soon as he flew back to Cyprus in March last year.

After his arrest he was bailed but forced to handover his passport while awaiting trial. 

Local reports said today's verdict was announced behind closed doors and a mitigation hearing is due to take place on November 9.

Paedophile Beech was taken straight to prison in Nicosia from the Paphos court.    

The disgraced producer worked with superstars including One Direction and Robbie Williams while working for Moyles on his breakfast show, which was on the air until 2012.

He was also the director of the production company Music4 and worked on Moyles' The Difficult Second Album, which featured Gary Barlow and Olly Murs.

Beech launched Sunshine Radio in Cyprus in 2014.

He was also reportedly a major shareholder in a medical centre for British residents there.

Beech, pictured here on the right with Moyles, was accused of sexually abusing a child between May and August 2015

Beech, pictured here on the right with Moyles, was accused of sexually abusing a child between May and August 2015

 

Comments 20

Share what you think

  View all

The comments below have been moderated in advance.

  View all

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

We are no longer accepting comments on this article.