Prep School Headmaster from Documentary Convicted of CSA

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Chosen is a piece-to-camera, spoken-word documentary about three boys abused at a prep school, which was won a BAFTA award the following year. The former headmaster at the school from 1959 to 1970 has been convicted of child abuse during the timeline discussed in the film.

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg isn’t well liked but it’s not really fair of the British Media to label him “Nick Clegg’s Headmaster” for a lazy headline. The BBC London site has the story here.

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