前童子军领导人Richard Burrows 被判犯有虐待27岁以上24名男孩的罪行,面临54项指控。 Former scout leader Richard Burrows convicted of abusing 24 boys over 27 years, facing 54 charges.

一名81岁的前童子军领导人兼学校校长Richard Burrows被判定犯有54项罪行,包括猥亵、鸡奸和与儿童一起猥亵。 An 81-year-old former scout leader and school housemaster, Richard Burrows, was convicted of 54 offenses including indecent assault, buggery, and indecency with a child. 在1968年至1995年期间,他虐待了24名男孩,并于1997年逃往泰国,逃亡27年。 He abused 24 boys between 1968 and 1995 and fled to Thailand in 1997, spending 27 years on the run. Burrows于2021年被捕,对另外43项指控认罪,包括制作不雅的儿童图像。 Arrested in 2021, Burrows pleaded guilty to another 43 charges, including making indecent images of children. Steven Everett法官强调,只有Burrows才是受害者遭受痛苦的罪魁祸首。 Judge Steven Everett emphasized that only Burrows was to blame for the victims' suffering.