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Telegraph
11-08-2025
- Telegraph
Teacher abused boys at Nicky Campbell's old school over 27 years
A former PE teacher at Nicky Campbell's old school abused more than a dozen of his pupils, a court has found. John Young, 91, used corporal punishment and behaved indecently towards some of his students at Edinburgh Academy between 1966 and 1993. The teacher would hit pupils with a cricket bat and mocked the bodies of those he deemed to be bad at sport, Edinburgh sheriff court heard. Young was due to face 54 charges including indecent assault, lewd and libidinous behaviour, breaching the peace and cruel and unnatural treatment. But a court ruled that the former international rugby referee was unfit to stand trial or appear in court. Claims of abuse were made against 20 members of teaching staff at the school, spanning 1954 to 1995. Campbell, a BBC presenter, is among former pupils who have spoken about the abuse they faced during their time there. In March 2024, the broadcaster was brought to tears after a court found that a different teacher at the school had abused him and several others over a 20-year period. Sheriff Ian Nicol ruled it was beyond reasonable doubt that Young had carried out 26 of the charges brought against him, but decided that no further action would be taken because of his health. Victims expressed disappointment The sheriff said that placing Young on the sex offenders' register at this stage would serve no practical purpose. Young was acquitted on the remaining 28 allegations. Two victims expressed disappointment that it was not a full conviction, and their belief that 'hundreds' of pupils may have been attacked. One said: 'I find it unfair that I had to endure brutal cross-examinations while the person involved gets to sit at home. Ultimately, we secured the best possible outcome.' Young, who was the only PE teacher at the school, was found to have intentionally exploited his power to 'violate and humiliate' the boys, Fiona Kirkby, of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said. During the hearing, evidence was heard from 24 former pupils and a further three witnesses. Victims detailed how Young would use violence to punish them for perceived bad behaviour. Threw basketball at boy's head This included throwing a basketball at a boy's head, slapping another across the head with a clipboard and using a cricket bat to hit several boys across the buttocks, the court heard. The former pupils also described a pattern of Young picking on those who were not good at sport by either physically hitting them for poor performance or mocking their bodies in the changing room. Young was a strict teacher who enforced the school rules, the court heard. One of the rules was that underwear should not be worn under gym shorts. The PE teacher would line students up and ask them to hold the waistband of their shorts out so he could check they were naked underneath. Victims said they continued to be traumatised and struggled to trust figures of authority because of the abuse they suffered. Ms Kirkby said: 'John Young systematically abused young boys over 27 years, while holding a significant position of trust as their teacher at the Edinburgh Academy.' Barry Welsh, the rector of Edinburgh Academy, said: 'Our commitment to facing up to the wrongs of the past remains unwavering. Many former pupils have shown remarkable bravery by giving evidence over several years, and we would like to reiterate our apology to all those affected by any abuse that occurred at our school.'
BBC News
11-08-2025
- BBC News
Former Edinburgh Academy teacher abused boys for 27 years
A court has concluded that a former PE teacher at a private school in Edinburgh abused more than a dozen of his pupils over a 27-year Young, known as Jake, used excessive corporal punishment and behaved indecently towards some of the boys at Edinburgh said the 91-year-old was not fit to stand trial so instead a sheriff at Edinburgh Sheriff Court examined the facts in his judge decided it was beyond reasonable doubt that Young had carried out 26 of the 54 charges brought against him but due to his health no further action will be taken. Young was the only PE teacher at Edinburgh Academy's upper school and taught thousands of boys between 1966 and was found to have physically assaulted some pupils when he was punishing them. This included throwing a basketball at a boy's head, slapping another across the head with a clipboard and using a cricket bat to hit several boys across the was also found guilty of being cruel by making a boy take part in a PE class while he was former pupils described a pattern of him picking on those who were not good at sport. He either physically hit them for poor performance or mocked their bodies in the changing court heard how Young was a strict teacher who enforced the school rules. One of the rules was that underwear should not be worn under your gym PE teacher would line the class up and ask them to hold the waist band of their shorts out so he could check they were naked underneath. Claims of abuse have been made against 20 members of teaching staff at the private boys school, spanning between 1954 and BBC presenter Nicky Campbell is among former pupils who have spoken of the cruel treatment they suffered during their time at the school. In 2023, Edinburgh Academy issued an apology for the "brutal and unrestrained" violence and admitted "serious sexual abuse was widespread" at the school.A spokesperson for the Edinburgh Academy survivors group said: "This will now provide some comfort for all those boys, some as young as 10 years old and many of whom were never believed by anyone at the time."This examination of facts has shown that Mr Young committed acts of cruelty and to have physically and mentally terrified many boys that he was entrusted to look after during his 27-year tenure at the school."His violent, emotional, and libidinous acts are now a matter of public record."The sheriff concluded that given Young's age and health there would be no further action said that placing Young on the sex offenders register at this stage would serve no practical purpose.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Madi Prewett and Husband Grant Explain Why They Plan to Spank Daughter Hosanna ‘In a Loving Way'
Bachelor alum Madi Prewett and her husband, Grant Troutt, are revealing how they plan to discipline their daughter, Hosanna. 'The Lord's discipline is never disciplined out of emotion,' Troutt, 29, said on the Monday, July 7, episode of Prewett's 'Stay True' podcast. 'The Lord's discipline is always off the heels or disobedience or sin. When you have a child, you don't just discipline them for being good and obeying you. Like, if Hosanna obeys us, we're not like, 'Come here, girl. Pull 'em down.'' Troutt then emphatically admitted that he and Prewett, 29, 'will' use corporal punishment to discipline Hosanna when they deem it necessary. 'The Bible so clearly says, 'Folly is bound up in a child, but discipline drives it far away,'' Troutt said, citing another passage about disciplining kids with a rod. 'It says, 'It will not kill them.'' Madi Prewett and Husband Grant Troutt Chose Daughter's Name 'Right Before' Birth, Reveal Options Prewett, who gave birth to the couple's first child in January, added during Monday's episode that any physical spankings would be done gently. 'It's going to be in a very loving way of saying, 'Hi, sweetheart. Do you know why you're being disciplined? Mommy does not want to discipline you. Mommy does not enjoy having to spank you, but there are consequences to disobedience,'' Prewett said. 'There are consequences to our sin.' She added, 'Discipline proves that we are God's children. It's not God's rejection toward us. It's actually proof that we belong to him.' Prewett and Troutt also concurred that they 'would never' spank anyone else's child. Bachelor Nation's Madison Prewett Had An 'Unexplainable' Few Days After Discussing Purity Beliefs 'They're not our children. They don't belong to us,' she said. 'Now, we might have a conversation with their parents after and be, like, 'What they did is not OK. You should go discipline your children.' We're not responsible for them, and we're not called to discipline them. When it's our own child, we are responsible [and] we are called to discipline them so that they may be more like Jesus.' Prewett was also on the receiving end of being physically disciplined when she was a child. 'Discipline is not pleasant. No one enjoys [it],' she quipped. 'When my dad spanked me when I was young, I didn't enjoy it. But now I look back, and I'm, like, 'Praise God, my dad loved me enough to discipline me. Praise God that my dad loved me enough to train me into righteousness.'' Prewett added, 'I look back to those moments, and I'm so thankful. In the same way, we get to do that with the Lord.'
The Herald
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
Groenewald calls for corporal punishment for those who can't afford bail
The suggestion sparked a debate among MPs. PA MP Marlon Daniels argued the death penalty would be more suitable for those sentenced for murder. 'Corporal punishment is mildly put. Bring back the death penalty. You kill someone, be prepared to be killed.' Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana said alternative rehabilitation methods should be introduced. 'We need to be innovative. It's not corporal punishment we need; it's community service,' Gana said. 'There are many inmates housed in correctional service facilities who shouldn't be there. Let's send them to work in communities for free instead of introducing corporal punishment. Let them clean the streets and pay for the crimes they committed.' Groenewald has previously said some inmates serving life sentences could be denied parole despite completing all required rehabilitation programmes. He said: 'The parolees I work with are lifers. You can have a parolee or applicant for parole who went through all the rehabilitation courses and the whole process, but then you get a psychologist's report and a criminologist's report and in the reports it is determined what is the risk of the applicant reoffending.' TimesLIVE
