Paedophile Abused Up To 60 Pupils At School

As many as 60 pupils have been drugged and sexually abused by a prolific paedophile at a London school.

William James Vahey, who killed himself as investigators began to uncover the scale of his crimes, captured images of his attacks on students at Southbank International School.

Executive principal Graham Lacey said images of between 50 and 60 pupils were found on Vahey's computer.

The 64-year-old taught history and geography at the £25,000-a-year school from 2009 to 2013.

Southbank International School in London

Vahey also taught in various international schools, suggesting there could be victims from all over the world.

Because he drugged some of his victims, some might not even know they were abused.

An FBI affidavit to search Vahey's USB drive, seen by Sky News, revealed suspicions were raised after he had reported a theft in November 2013.

The affidavit said Vahey reported personal items being taken from his apartment in Nicaragua and stated that a maid, hired by the school, was the only other person with access to his apartment.

An FBI affidavit to search a USB flash drive owned by Vahey

The maid was immediately dismissed, but later handed a memory stick she admitted to having taken to the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua. It contained folders with titles including "Panama Trip".

Staff at the school then confronted Vahey.

He admitted that he was molested as a child and had preyed on boys all his life, plying them with sleeping pills before abusing them.

In a letter to parents at the elite school, Mr Lacey urged any pupils with disturbing experiences to come forward.

Counselling is being offered and a meeting for parents will be held next week.

"This disclosure which we learned this morning, left us all appalled," he wrote.

"As a staff we feel upset, angry and betrayed. We can only imagine what you as parents must feel."

The FBI is leading the investigation into William Vahey

The school's chair of governors, Sir Chris Woodhead, said he had been left sickened by the revelations, which he described as the "worst thing that I've ever been involved in in 40 years of education".

"He was a very popular man, both with staff and students," he said.

"He has managed to deceive his colleagues in schools all around the world for 30 years."

Vahey, an American national, killed himself in a Minnesota motel two days after the FBI filed a warrant to search a computer drive belonging to him containing photos of at least 90 boys aged from 12 to 14, who appeared to be drugged and unconscious.

The images were catalogued with dates and locations that correspond with overnight trips Vahey took with students since 2008.

He was convicted of a child sex offence in California in 1969 but appears to have failed to sign the sex offenders' register.

Checks were made on Vahey when he joined Southbank International School, but these revealed nothing untoward, the letter sent to parents revealed.

Another check three years later produced similar results and Mr Lacey added three references the school obtained were "outstanding" and "specifically stated that there were no safeguarding issues".

Vahey was an "extremely popular teacher", said Mr Lacey, and several parents had expressed their sadness when he left.

There was one incident that was investigated by school management, but both the parents and the child did not want to pursue it any further, he added.

Rumours had been circulating among students and parents, but these did not reach the school's management.

"There are perhaps lessons here to be learnt," Mr Lacey admitted.

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