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Iain Wares, 86, a former teacher accused of historical sex abuse by scores of former pupils at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College — including BBC presenter Nicky Campbell — has been found guilty in South Africa of indecently assaulting a former pupil.
Wares taught in Scotland in the 1960s and 1970s and now lives in Cape Town, where the high court ruled in 2024 he could be extradited. The process was delayed after Scottish authorities added further charges.
In a separate case, a Cape Town court convicted him of indecent assault against a student over alleged sexual abuse in the 1980s. Sentencing has been postponed until 13 May.
Scottish prosecutors first requested his extradition in 2018, leading to his arrest the following year. He was arrested again last October under a UK warrant and released on bail, with a hearing scheduled for 16 April. The additional charges include 60 counts of sexual assault, four of rape and 25 of assault.
Wares denies the charges and has fought against extradition.
