Former headteacher jailed for 21 years for beatings and sex abuse of boys

Paedophile Derek Slade ordered boarding school pupils to write about 'whackings I have had' A former boarding school headmaster who sexually and physically abused boys during the late 1970s and early 1980s was today jailed for 21 years. Derek Slade, 61, of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was found guilty of sexually assaulting and beating 12 boys aged between eight and 13 following a four-week ...

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Headmaster Derek Slade jailed for 21 years over sex abuse of boys

Derek Slade has been convicted of more than 50 offences, including possessing pornographic images of children on a computer and must serve at least 14 years before being released on parole.

21 years for ex-headteacher convicted of child abuse

A former boarding school head who sexually and physically abused boy pupils during the late 1970s and early 1980s was today given a 21-year jail term.