Former headmaster, 83, at prep school where Nick Clegg was head boy sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing pupils

A former headmaster at Nick Clegg's old prep school has been jailed for eight years for abusing his pupils.

Roland Wright, 83, was convicted of assaulting five boys aged between eight and 13 at Caldicott Preparatory School between 1959 and 1970.

The court heard how Wright 'used boys at a whim' by molesting and simulating sex with them at the school in Franham Royal,

He joined the school in 1952, and was headmaster from 1968 until his retirement in 1993.

Mr Clegg was a student at Caldicott, which now charges fees of £22,000 a year, from 1974 to 1980, and was head boy.

During the trial in December, the jury heard how Wright ran the school's rugby team and would have his favourite blond, blue-eyed boys who he would reward with trips in his sports car.

He would also invite them into his bedsit to watch television and drink whisky.  (more...)

Former headmaster, 83, at prep school where Nick Clegg was head boy sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing pupils

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