Gravell denies rape charges as jury hears new allegations

Former teacher cleared of 2001 rape at Swansea Crown Court

Daniel Gravell was found not guilty of raping a teenager at his family home near Carmarthen. The jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on allegations from 2005 and 2021, and the prosecution has seven days to decide whether to seek a retrial.

Gravell denies rape charges as jury hears new allegations

Daniel Gravell, a 44‑year‑old former teacher from Porth Y Plas, Johnstown, Carmarthen, told a Swansea Crown Court jury he will “never accept I was guilty” as he continues to deny three rape counts and an indecent assault charge. The trial, overseen by Judge Paul Thomas KC, has spanned two weeks and sees the jury hearing testimony from three complainants whose allegations stretch from 2001 to 2021. Gravell, already serving a nine‑year sentence fo…