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Nick Clegg's ex-headmaster jailed for abusing boys | |
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The former headmaster of a school attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been jailed for eight years for sexually abusing pupils. | |
Roland Peter Wright, 83, of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, abused five boys at Caldicott Preparatory School between 1959 and 1970. | |
He was found guilty of assaulting five pupils aged between eight and 13. | |
His sentencing went ahead despite the death of another former teacher who had been due to appear with him. | |
Hugh Henry, 82, apparently threw himself under a train on Tuesday. | |
Judge Joanna Cutts QC told Wright: "These offences were so serious that it is beyond question that only a custodial sentence can be justified. | |
"I have to sentence you for multiple offending against each of these victims. | |
"This was prolonged activity, the boys were groomed by a master at a school responsible for their care." | |
At the time of Wright's conviction at Amersham Crown Court in December, Mr Clegg, who was a pupil at the school from 1974 until 1980, spoke of his concern. | |
"I am shocked and appalled by the gross betrayal of trust and violation of childhood innocence that has been shown to have taken place at Caldicott," he said. |