Monday, January 20, 2014

Teachers at dozens of leading public schools, including Eton and Marlborough, 'implicated in child sex abuse cases'

Teachers at 130 leading public schools - including Marlborough and Eton
(pictured) have reportedly been implicated in child sex abuse cases
Teachers at 130 leading public schools - including Marlborough and Eton - have been implicated in child sex abuse cases, it has been revealed today.

Over the past 20 years, teachers at 62 independent schools have been convicted of sex crimes. The crimes range from indecent assault to gross indecency and buggery, against 277 male pupils.

The schools include Haberdashers' Aske's, Wellington College, King Edward's School Birmingham, Ampleforth, and The Oratory School, Reading, The Times reports.

A further 36 private schools have also been linked to child abuse, including unresolved prosecutions, actions for damages after an alleged abuser has died, teachers convicted of abusing boys who are not connected to their school.  (more...)

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