Stephen Endelman, a composer, spoke about the sexual abuse he suffered while at Carmel College in Oxfordshire MARK MAINZ/GETTY IMAGESBoarding school leaders will lobby the government today to introduce laws compelling witnesses to report cases of sexual abuse. The Boarding Schools’ Association has also brought in a charter to insist on mandatory reporting at its schools. Eton has reported accusations to Thames Valley police against the late Raef Payne, a teacher and housemaster, who allegedly attended parties where men swapped photos of naked children. It became aware of them from a book, The Sunday Times reported. A documentary due to be shown on ITV tonight suggests that abuse is not just historical — figures from 24 police forces show that 425 people have been accused since 2012 of carrying out sexual attacks at boarding schools.

Source: The Times February 19, 2018 01:38 UTC