She said teacher Iain Wares had been asked to leave other jobs due to incidents involving small boys and this had become the “norm” in his career.
She said he had secured teaching jobs in Edinburgh after moving to the city from South Africa in 1967.
He had been referred to a consultant at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for treatment to “cure” him of a condition described as “homosexuality (liking for young boys)”.
Lady Smith said: “Wares was employed as a teacher in Edinburgh between 1968 and 1979, first at The Edinburgh Academy and then at Fettes. He was not ‘cured’. Rather, he was and remained a prolific abuser of children.”
She added that he “preyed” on children and had a “predilection for touching young boys sexually that he could not control”.
“At times, he could not control his temper either, resulting in children being subjected by him to brutal assaults,” she added
She said the consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Professor Henry Walton, repeatedly failed to take action.
Lady Smith said: “Walton wholly failed to prioritise the protection of children and failed to lead his team appropriately.”
