‘Despicable’ former UK scout leader jailed for 46 years for sexual abuse
Richard Burrows, 81, convicted of 97 historical offences after three decades on the run A “despicable” 81-year-old former scout leader has been jailed for 46 years for sexually abusing scores of young boys before going on the run for nearly three decades.Richard Burrows, an ex-school housemaster, was convicted earlier this year of 97 offences against 24 children between 1968 and 1995. Continue reading...

Richard Burrows, 81, convicted of 97 historical offences after three decades on the run
A “despicable” 81-year-old former scout leader has been jailed for 46 years for sexually abusing scores of young boys before going on the run for nearly three decades.
Richard Burrows, an ex-school housemaster, was convicted earlier this year of 97 offences against 24 children between 1968 and 1995. Continue reading...