Elite School Head Arrested for Historic Abuse

0:00On April 18th, police in Britain just arrested a former head of department from Stowe School, one of the country's elite boarding schools in, Buckinghamshire. The man, now in his 80s, faces suspicion of rape and indecent assault from the late 1980s. He taught there for decades at the place known for churning out big names, like Richard Branson and Henry Cavill. It all started when a woman in her 50s came forward, saying she was assaulted as a student. Back then, Stowe was mostly a boy school, but it started letting girls into the upper years. Coffs interviewed other female ex-pupils from that time, which led to his arrest last November. The school draws huge fees, around 53,000 pounds a year, and counts famous spaces like David Neyvin and even exes of Prince Harry among. It's grads. It's produced sport stars too, like Cricket or Bin Duckett. Teams Valley police have them on bail while they dig deeper, calling it a thorough probe into these non-recent offenses. Stowe's headmaster says they deport any abuse, urge victims to speak up,

1:02and point to their top-notch safeguarding today after inspections. This fits a pattern at other posh schools facing old abuse claims, like Fetz College, apologizing for decades of issues. Stay tuned as this unfolds. Schools like these are under the microscope now.