Stripped to his underpants, 11-year-old Simon Lythgoe found himself wrestling with a teacher on his living-room floor. Because this was the 1980s, with child sex abuse a subject that was rarely discussed, the matter went no further. Recalling how his abuser offered to help with his lessons, Simon says: ‘Peter Wells came across as a very loving, sweet, supportive man. ‘It took me years to realise it all started with Keble school and Peter Wells. Still, the pain persisted and Simon’s life started to unravel in 2016.

Source: Daily Mail July 24, 2021 21:02 UTC