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Ladybbird · 21-10-22, 09:57

SEXUAL ABUSE EXPOSED AT UK BOARDING SCHOOLS

Some survivors of Sherborne Preparatory School, Dorset; Ashdown House, East Sussex; Lucton School, Herefordshire; and St Aubyns, East Sussex have all come forward to reveal their experience of sexual abuse.

BBC News 21 OCT 2022.

ASHDOWN HOUSE, EAST SUSSEX

Journalist Alex Renton was a pupil at Ashdown House - the former preparatory school of Boris Johnson, Viscount Linley and Damian Lewis.

He recalled a harrowing memory involving his maths and history teacher Mr Keane in his first year of the prep school for ITV documentary Exposure Boarding Schools: The Secret Shame.

In 2013, a group of Alex’s former Ashdown House schoolmates went to the police about a different teacher from later in the 70s, Martin Haigh who’d taught science.

In March last year, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for indecent assault and gross indecency against four Ashdown House pupils in the 70s.

Martin Haigh said in court that two pupils told parents and they complained to the man who’d taken on some aspects of the running of the school, Clive Williams.

The exterior of the Ashdown House where journalist Alex Renton attended as a boarding school pupil

It was decided no further action would be taken, provided Haigh left at the end of term.

Alex Renton has spoken to one of those two pupils, who confirmed Martin Haigh’s story – that his parents did complain to Clive Williams but added he’d also spoken to Clive Williams himself about Haigh’s abuse.

Because Martin Haigh was allowed to leave Ashdown House quietly, he simply found another teaching job at the state-run Chaucer School in Canterbury. Now former Chaucer pupils are going to the police, with yet more allegations of abuse by Haigh.

Exposure contacted The Cothill Trust, an organisation which now owns Ashdown House. They said:

'These historic incidents, which occurred 25 years before the Trust took over the school, are deeply shocking, and are against everything we stand for'. They 'extend heartfelt sympathy to anyone involved'.

Renton’s former headmaster Billy Williamson is dead, but Clive Williams who later ran the school with him told Exposure he has 'the deepest sympathy' for victims.

But he 'denies in the very strongest terms that any parent or pupils made any complaint about Mr Haigh’s abuse or that Mr Haigh himself admitted any abuse to him'.

SHERBORNE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, DORSET

Robin Lindsay was the owner and headmaster of Sheborne Prep

At one of the country’s top prep schools Sheborne Preparatory School owner and headmaster, Robin Lindsay, abuse of pupils spanned three decades – from the 1970s until the end of the 1990s.

Concerns over his behaviour became so extreme, the Department for Education held a tribunal in 1998.

Its ruling called Lindsay a 'fixated paedophile', and he was barred from teaching.

Just months from retiring anyway, he never faced police charges. Robin Lindsay died in 2016.

Sherborne Preparatory School said they have 'sympathy for any victims' and said it 'takes the welfare of current and former pupils very seriously'.

On their failure to take effective action against Lindsay, The Independent Association of Prep Schools simply said they are 'appalled by the events of the past'.

Today the 'education, care and welfare of young people is their primary concern' and they 'demand the most exacting standards' of themselves and their schools.

LUCTON SCHOOL, HEREFORDSHIRE

The exterior of Lucton School in Herefordshire where pupils experienced sexual abuse at the hand of one teacher in the seventies

Phillip Witcomb began Lucton School in Herefordshire aged 13, in 1975, and was abused by his housemaster, a man named David Panter.

He recalled how the sexual abuse began in his first term when Panter would rape the boys when they took a shower. Phillip complained to the headmaster Keith Vivian but was ignored.

As Phillip progressed in the school, years later becoming a school prefect, he learned that the abuse was still happening to the younger boys.

He went back to Vivian who initially refused to acknowledge anything was happening, but eventually the headmaster finally listened. By the next day, Panter was gone. However, Panter’s teaching career continued in the state sector.

ITV’s Exposure tracked down the headmaster who employed him at his next school, he told us he would have received a reference from Lucton. In 2016 Panter was jailed for nine years for indecent assault and gross indecency against seven Lucton pupils.

Lucton School told ITV’s Exposure: 'Our sympathies are with any survivors of non-recent abuse, however allegations from that period cannot be answered' because the school closed in 1985, and a new school was later opened under a trust which was 'established as a new charity, a separate legal entity'.

The headmaster, Keith Vivian went on to become a Vicar.

He told ITV’s Exposure he has 'no recollection of any complaint made by Philip', but does remember when prefects came to him, and says he 'asked Panter to leave the school premises immediately' and informed the school’s governing body.

'At no time would he not have acted immediately on such accusations', but 'it was not a police matter at that time'.

ST AUBYNS, EAST SUSSEX

A number of men shared their complaints with journalist Alex Renton about a teacher called George Pilgrim, who taught at St Aubyns School in East Sussex in the 1970s.

Pilgrim seemingly had no fear of getting caught. One day he was abusing 10-year-old Richard in the classroom, when headmaster William Gervis walked in.

Richard, who spoke with Alex, said: 'The headmaster was furious absolutely furious. I’ve never seen him like that I mean he was a strict severe headmaster but I was surprised, and Pilgrim turned into a little boy himself and he kind of walked off to his desk and cowered and made various excuses but it wasn’t good enough.

'There was nothing asked there was no sort of attempt to find out if anything else had happened to me or anyone else. The school had such a lax feeble way of dealing with it.'

Pilgrim moved on from St Aubyns to another private prep school.

ITV’s Exposure found that school and it confirmed he’d arrived complete with a reference from St Aubyns.

The headmaster from the school Pilgrim went on to teach at agreed to talk to Exposure anonymously, and confirmed that two months later they had to get fired him – because he was abusing children in the classroom. Pilgrim is dead now, and never faced police charges.

St Aubyns closed in 2013. But The Cothill Trust, which owns the school told us it 'was under their stewardship for less than a year' but 'the historic allegations from the 1970s and 1990s are utterly deplorable.'

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,594 Thanks: 27,633 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Sexual Abuse Exposed at UK Boarding Schools SEXUAL ABUSE EXPOSED AT UK BOARDING SCHOOLS Some survivors of Sherborne Preparatory School, Dorset; Ashdown House, East Sussex; Lucton School, Herefordshire; and St Aubyns, East Sussex have all come forward to reveal their experience of sexual abuse. BBC News 21 OCT 2022. ASHDOWN HOUSE, EAST SUSSEX Journalist Alex Renton was a pupil at Ashdown House - the former preparatory school of Boris Johnson, Viscount Linley and Damian Lewis. He recalled a harrowing memory involving his maths and history teacher Mr Keane in his first year of the prep school for ITV documentary Exposure Boarding Schools: The Secret Shame. In 2013, a group of Alex’s former Ashdown House schoolmates went to the police about a different teacher from later in the 70s, Martin Haigh who’d taught science. In March last year, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for indecent assault and gross indecency against four Ashdown House pupils in the 70s. Martin Haigh said in court that two pupils told parents and they complained to the man who’d taken on some aspects of the running of the school, Clive Williams. The exterior of the Ashdown House where journalist Alex Renton attended as a boarding school pupil It was decided no further action would be taken, provided Haigh left at the end of term. Alex Renton has spoken to one of those two pupils, who confirmed Martin Haigh’s story – that his parents did complain to Clive Williams but added he’d also spoken to Clive Williams himself about Haigh’s abuse. Because Martin Haigh was allowed to leave Ashdown House quietly, he simply found another teaching job at the state-run Chaucer School in Canterbury. Now former Chaucer pupils are going to the police, with yet more allegations of abuse by Haigh. Exposure contacted The Cothill Trust, an organisation which now owns Ashdown House. They said: 'These historic incidents, which occurred 25 years before the Trust took over the school, are deeply shocking, and are against everything we stand for'. They 'extend heartfelt sympathy to anyone involved'. Renton’s former headmaster Billy Williamson is dead, but Clive Williams who later ran the school with him told Exposure he has 'the deepest sympathy' for victims. But he 'denies in the very strongest terms that any parent or pupils made any complaint about Mr Haigh’s abuse or that Mr Haigh himself admitted any abuse to him'. SHERBORNE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, DORSET Robin Lindsay was the owner and headmaster of Sheborne Prep At one of the country’s top prep schools Sheborne Preparatory School owner and headmaster, Robin Lindsay, abuse of pupils spanned three decades – from the 1970s until the end of the 1990s. Concerns over his behaviour became so extreme, the Department for Education held a tribunal in 1998. Its ruling called Lindsay a 'fixated paedophile', and he was barred from teaching. Just months from retiring anyway, he never faced police charges. Robin Lindsay died in 2016. Sherborne Preparatory School said they have 'sympathy for any victims' and said it 'takes the welfare of current and former pupils very seriously'. On their failure to take effective action against Lindsay, The Independent Association of Prep Schools simply said they are 'appalled by the events of the past'. Today the 'education, care and welfare of young people is their primary concern' and they 'demand the most exacting standards' of themselves and their schools. LUCTON SCHOOL, HEREFORDSHIRE The exterior of Lucton School in Herefordshire where pupils experienced sexual abuse at the hand of one teacher in the seventies Phillip Witcomb began Lucton School in Herefordshire aged 13, in 1975, and was abused by his housemaster, a man named David Panter. He recalled how the sexual abuse began in his first term when Panter would rape the boys when they took a shower. Phillip complained to the headmaster Keith Vivian but was ignored. As Phillip progressed in the school, years later becoming a school prefect, he learned that the abuse was still happening to the younger boys. He went back to Vivian who initially refused to acknowledge anything was happening, but eventually the headmaster finally listened. By the next day, Panter was gone. However, Panter’s teaching career continued in the state sector. ITV’s Exposure tracked down the headmaster who employed him at his next school, he told us he would have received a reference from Lucton. In 2016 Panter was jailed for nine years for indecent assault and gross indecency against seven Lucton pupils. Lucton School told ITV’s Exposure: 'Our sympathies are with any survivors of non-recent abuse, however allegations from that period cannot be answered' because the school closed in 1985, and a new school was later opened under a trust which was 'established as a new charity, a separate legal entity'. The headmaster, Keith Vivian went on to become a Vicar. He told ITV’s Exposure he has 'no recollection of any complaint made by Philip', but does remember when prefects came to him, and says he 'asked Panter to leave the school premises immediately' and informed the school’s governing body. 'At no time would he not have acted immediately on such accusations', but 'it was not a police matter at that time'. ST AUBYNS, EAST SUSSEX A number of men shared their complaints with journalist Alex Renton about a teacher called George Pilgrim, who taught at St Aubyns School in East Sussex in the 1970s. Pilgrim seemingly had no fear of getting caught. One day he was abusing 10-year-old Richard in the classroom, when headmaster William Gervis walked in. Richard, who spoke with Alex, said: 'The headmaster was furious absolutely furious. I’ve never seen him like that I mean he was a strict severe headmaster but I was surprised, and Pilgrim turned into a little boy himself and he kind of walked off to his desk and cowered and made various excuses but it wasn’t good enough. 'There was nothing asked there was no sort of attempt to find out if anything else had happened to me or anyone else. The school had such a lax feeble way of dealing with it.' Pilgrim moved on from St Aubyns to another private prep school. ITV’s Exposure found that school and it confirmed he’d arrived complete with a reference from St Aubyns. The headmaster from the school Pilgrim went on to teach at agreed to talk to Exposure anonymously, and confirmed that two months later they had to get fired him – because he was abusing children in the classroom. Pilgrim is dead now, and never faced police charges. St Aubyns closed in 2013. But The Cothill Trust, which owns the school told us it 'was under their stewardship for less than a year' but 'the historic allegations from the 1970s and 1990s are utterly deplorable.' Boarding Schools: The Secret Shame – Exposure (ITV) - DOCUMENTARY __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. 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