A paedophile teacher drugged and molested up to 60 boys as young as ten at a British private school after four decades spent abusing children around the globe.
William Vahey, 64, plied them with sleeping pills before carrying out his sickening attacks during class trips abroad, it emerged last night.
The married teacher appeared to have an ‘immaculate record’ when he started work at the elite Southbank International School in 2009. In reality, he had covered up a child sex conviction and spent 40 years abusing ‘hundreds’ of youngsters in nine countries.
Vahey committed suicide at a motel in the US last month – just days after confessing. The FBI had been poised to investigate a USB memory stick containing graphic images of 90 children who appeared to be asleep or unconscious while they were assaulted during field trips dating back to 2008.
Scotland Yard is now trying to formally identify Vahey’s victims, all boys aged between ten and 14.
Yesterday, parents said they felt ‘upset and betrayed’.
One mother whose son went on a field trip with the pervert said: ‘I couldn’t sleep last night. I am shocked, very shocked. My boy is 13 now and his class teacher was Vahey. Even if they find my son in the photos, I would rather not know and just forget about it.
‘My son is very worried. He asked me “did I get molested?”.’ Another mother said: ‘Every teenage kid who went on those trips is asking, “Was it me?” They are scared and distraught, can’t believe it’s true, don’t want it to be true.’
The photos were catalogued with dates and locations that corresponded with overnight field trips that Vahey had taken with students since 2008.
When confronted, he confessed to using sleeping pills to abuse boys throughout his life.
Unremorseful, he said: ‘I was molested as a boy – that is why I do this. I have been doing this my whole life.
