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William James Vahey, American international teacher and prolific child predator
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Marie
- 2014-04-24
Marie
- 2014-04-24
Update from the UK - Re William James Vahey, American international teacher and prolific child predator
A convicted paedophile abused children at a private school in London where he taught, its chair of governors said.
The school's chair of governors, Sir Chris Woodhead, said the matter was the "worst thing that I've ever been involved in in 40 years of education".
Sir Chris said the fact that Vahey was able to teach there and at other schools despite having a conviction for a child sex offence in California in 1969 "beggars belief".
"He was a very popular man, both with staff and students," he said. "He has managed to deceive his colleagues in schools all around the world for 30 years."
Vahey, who had a home in London as well as in South Carolina, was found dead in Luverne, Minnesota, on 21 March.
Marie
- 2014-04-22
William James Vahey, American international teacher and prolific child predator
I salute all the teachers who help focus public/law enforcement attention on child predators in schools worldwide. The child predators certainly do exist. This one is an example; he killed himself last March, 2 days after the FBI interrogated him in Nicaragua where he was teaching, about his computer thumb drive where "There were images of at least 90 victims, dating back to 2008"
The schools where he taught are, according to the FBI:
-- American Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua (2013-2014)
-- Southbank International School in London, United Kingdom (2009-2013)
-- Escuela Campo Alegre in Caracas, Venezuela (2002-2009)
-- Jakarta International School in Jakarta, Indonesia (1992-2002)
-- Saudi Aramco Schools in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1980-1992)
-- American Community School in Athens, Greece (1978-1980)
-- Passargad School in Ahwaz, Iran (1976-1978)
-- American School of Madrid in Spain (1975-1976)
-- American Community School of Beirut in Lebanon (1973-1975)
-- Tehran American School in Iran (1972-1973)
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William James Vahey, American international teacher and prolific child predator