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A retired teacher and care worker have been arrested on suspicion of child sexual offences following a Guardian investigation into alleged abuse at a boarding school for troubled boys. A retired teacher and care worker have been arrested on suspicion of child sexual offences following a Guardian investigation into abuse claims at a boarding school for troubled boys.
The men, now aged 65 and 62, worked at Kesgrave Hall school in Ipswich, Suffolk, within the period of the alleged abuse over two decades from the 1970s to the 1990s.The men, now aged 65 and 62, worked at Kesgrave Hall school in Ipswich, Suffolk, within the period of the alleged abuse over two decades from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The Kesgrave Hall care worker, a 62-year-old from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, has also been arrested as part of a separate criminal investigation into child abuse in north Wales care homes. The care worker, a 62-year-old from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, has also been arrested as part of a separate criminal investigation into child abuse in north Wales care homes.
The arrests come 16 months after 10 men told the Guardian about a spectrum of abuse at the now-closed Kesgrave Hall school stretching back 30 years. Suffolk police launched an urgent investigation into the allegations, which ranged from alleged sexual abuse by teachers to claims of "military levels" of physical abuse, such as forcing pupils to kneel on their hands for hours on end.The arrests come 16 months after 10 men told the Guardian about a spectrum of abuse at the now-closed Kesgrave Hall school stretching back 30 years. Suffolk police launched an urgent investigation into the allegations, which ranged from alleged sexual abuse by teachers to claims of "military levels" of physical abuse, such as forcing pupils to kneel on their hands for hours on end.
Suffolk police said the 65-year-old teacher was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and buggery. The second man, a 62-year-old member of care staff at Kesgrave Hall, was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and also arrested separately by the National Crime Agency under the Operation Pallial investigation into abuse in the north Wales care system. It is understood that the man was questioned in relation to two claims of indecent assault, alleged to have taken in place in north Wales in 1976 against a boy then aged 13 or 14. Both suspects were released on bail until 13 August.Suffolk police said the 65-year-old teacher was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and buggery. The second man, a 62-year-old member of care staff at Kesgrave Hall, was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and also arrested separately by the National Crime Agency under the Operation Pallial investigation into abuse in the north Wales care system. It is understood that the man was questioned in relation to two claims of indecent assault, alleged to have taken in place in north Wales in 1976 against a boy then aged 13 or 14. Both suspects were released on bail until 13 August.
More arrests could follow as detectives scour evidence from around 22 former pupils of the school , which closed in 1993 and is now an upmarket country retreat. More arrests could follow as detectives scour evidence from around 22 former pupils of the school, which closed in 1993 and is now an upmarket country retreat.
More than 30 pupils were interviewed during a 1992 police investigation, which was later shelved after the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable prospect of conviction.More than 30 pupils were interviewed during a 1992 police investigation, which was later shelved after the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable prospect of conviction.
Four members of staff who had been suspended for seven weeks during that investigation were returned to their posts after receiving pschiatric help. However, the school closed under a year later. Four members of staff who had been suspended for seven weeks during that investigation were returned to their posts after receiving psychiatric help. However, the school closed less than a year later.
It was not until late December 2012, in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile scandal, that a number of former pupils came forward and spoke to the Guardian about the alleged sexual and physical abuse at Kesgrave Hall.It was not until late December 2012, in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile scandal, that a number of former pupils came forward and spoke to the Guardian about the alleged sexual and physical abuse at Kesgrave Hall.