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‘Sadistic’ Edinburgh teacher found to have assaulted pupils for 20 years

Wednesday 27th March 2024

John Brownlee, deputy head at private Edinburgh Academy, inflicted pain on children as young as eight, sheriff hears

A “sadistic” deputy headteacher at one of Scotland’s most prestigious private schools has been found to have conducted a systematic campaign of violence and torture against children as young as eight over a 20-year period.

John Brownlee was found by a sheriff on Wednesday to have committed more than 30 assaults. The former Edinburgh Academy housemaster was formally excused from trial due to his advanced dementia.

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