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A former teacher accused of historical sex abuse charges in Scotland has had his sentencing for a sex attack in South Africa postponed for a third time.<\/b><\/p>\n
In March, a court found that Iain Wares, 86, indecently assaulted a former pupil at Rondebosch Boys’ Primary School in Cape Town in 1988.<\/p>\n
The hearing was postponed after Wares’ legal team submitted a sick note to Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in the South African city which said he would not be able to appear for sentencing. <\/p>\n
The sentencing was also postponed on 13 May and 17 June. The next hearing for the case will now be on 21 July. It will be procedural to set a new sentencing date and Wares is not expected to be at that hearing.<\/p>\n
Wares, who now lives in Cape Town, has been accused of abuse by scores of former pupils of Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College, where he taught in the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n
A South African judge previously ruled he could be extradited to face trial in Scotland – although this was delayed when authorities submitted further charges.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors in Scotland first requested Wares’ extradition in 2018, leading to his arrest the following year on seven charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour.<\/p>\n
Wares was then arrested under a UK extradition warrant in October last year before being released on bail.<\/p>\n
An extradition hearing was due to take place on 16 April but was cancelled because the state prosecutor was unavailable due to illness and a replacement could not be found.<\/p>\n
Wares’ accusers include BBC presenter Nicky Campbell, who was not abused by Wares but has said he witnessed the sexual abuse of a pupil by the teacher.<\/p>\n
South Africa’s national prosecuting authority said the additional charges included 60 counts of sexual assault, four of rape and 25 of assault.<\/p>\n
Wares denies the charges and has fought against the extradition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n