A former instructor accused of historic intercourse abuse fees in Scotland has been arrested in South Africa on an additional 90 fees.
Iain Wares, 86, has been accused of abuse by scores of former pupils of Edinburgh Academy and Fettes School, the place he taught within the Nineteen Sixties and 70s. They embrace BBC presenter Nicky Campbell.
Mr Wares now lives in Cape City, the place the Excessive Court docket dominated in August final yr that he might be extradited on three fees to face trial in Scotland.
However the extradition was delayed as UK authorities appeared to submit additional fees towards him.
The brand new fees have been lodged by 65 individuals who have been allegedly sexually and bodily abused by Mr Wares in Scotland.
Victims have accused Edinburgh Academy and Fettes School of failing to alert the authorities of complaints towards Mr Wares, enabling him to depart for South Africa in 1979, the place he taught till his retirement in 2006.
The Crown Workplace and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in Scotland beforehand mentioned he faces 74 fees.
Prosecutors first requested his extradition in 2018, resulting in his arrest in Could 2019 on seven fees of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behavior.
There may be additionally an area trial below approach in Cape City towards Mr Wares, following allegations by a former pupil in South Africa.
Mr Wares was granted bail and a listening to is because of begin on 20 November.
The present rector of Edinburgh Academy, Barry Welsh, mentioned: “The arrest of Iain Wares is a matter for the authorized authorities in South Africa and Scotland.
“Our dedication to going through as much as the wrongs of the previous is unwavering, and can stay so regardless of this authorized course of. Our door is at all times open to any of our former pupils who want to focus on their experiences.”
