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Former Perthshire boarding school teacher jailed for sexual abuse

William Bain
William Bain

A former teacher at a top Perthshire boarding school has been jailed for six and a half years for sexually abusing a string of boys.

William Bain, who worked at Glenalmond College, preyed on five children who were pupils at a different private school in Dunbartonshire.

One boy was attacked after going to the 62-year-old for help because he was being bullied.

 

Bain went on to secure a senior post at £22,000-a-year Glenalmond.

He was not charged with any crimes relating to his time at the Perthshire school.

He was finally snared last year when one sickened victim discovered he was still teaching and called police.

Bain returned to the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday after pleading guilty to five charges of using lewd and libidinous practices while employed as a teacher.

The teacher – who latterly lived with his mum in Crieff, Perthshire – showed no emotion as he was led handcuffed to the cells.

The abuse occurred between 1989 and 1995.

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