The detective who headed the Jimmy Savile inquiry is to investigate claims that up to 18 paedophile teachers abused dozens of young boys over five decades at a top public school.
Detective Inspector David Gray, who led the Metropolitan Police's Operation Yewtree, will command an investigation into claims that staff sexually abused pupils as young as nine as St Paul's School in central London and its preparatory school Colet Court.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is among the former pupils of St Paul's, which was established in 1509 and is considered one of the leading schools in the country.
The allegations were apparently reported to the police in recent weeks and focus on accusations from a number of former pupils that eight former schoolmasters sexually abused dozens of young boys between the mid-1960s and last year.
The victims are thought to have been aged between nine and 17, and were abused in dormitories, classrooms, a swimming pool, inside a car, and at teacher's home. (more...)
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