John Brownlee regularly assaulted children with implements including a wooden bat called a Clacken, a snooker cue and a golf club while he taught at the school.
A former teacher at an exclusive private school has been found to have carried out a shocking series of attacks on pupils over a 20 year period.
Mr Clark spoke for almost two hours describing in detail the abuse suffered by 30 pupils including "ferocious" assaults using an array of implements. The fiscal said one witness had described Brownlee as "a psychopath" who enjoyed handing out the beatings and another had been left "begging for mercy" after curling into a ball to avoid further punishment.
In his judgement, Sheriff Ian Anderson said he found all the Crown witnesses bar one to be "credible and reliable" and found the facts proven on 32 charges including 30 of assault. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
Mr Campbell also told how he and other pupils were often made to bend over the teacher's desk and were struck with a wooden paddle called a clacken, which is used in a ball game at the school. Brownlee's wife Margaret, 83, told the hearing all the allegations against her husband were "absolute nonsense" and she had never witnessed him being violent towards children.
Mr Sneddon said: "The harm Brownlee did to young boys has caused a lifetime of damage for everybody concerned. Justice has been done today after a wait of over 50 years for some former pupils."
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