British detectives are helping an international investigation into a child predator whose 90 known victims may include boys at an elite London school.
William James Vahey, 64, killed himself in a Minnesota motel room on March 21 - two days after FBI agents filed for a warrant to search a computer thumb drive containing child abuse images featuring at least 90 children aged from 12-14.
The victims appeared to be drugged and unconscious in the images dating back to 2008 - although FBI agents believe Vahey may have abused children on an unprecedented scale during a teaching career spanning more than 40 years and at least 10 countries.
In 2008 the history and geography teacher was working in Venezuela before moving to London, where he taught pupils aged 11-16 at the £25,000-a-year Southbank International School from 2009-2013.
The thumb drive was handed to the US Embassy by one of Vahey's co-workers at the American Nicaraguan School in Managua after it was discovered by one of his domestic staff, who first raised the alarm.
In a statement on its website the FBI said: "When confronted about the images by a school administrator, Vahey confessed that he was molested as a child and had preyed on boys his entire life, giving them sleeping pills prior to the molestation."
Vahey taught at Southbank International School. Pic: Joe Tidy The FBI is appealing for public help to identify potential victims, who appear to have been abused during overnight field trips led by the US citizen.
Parents have been showing "considerable concern" after receiving confirmation that Vahey took part in several field trips while working in London.
Ben and Maria said Vahey was their 13-year-old son's teacher last year at Southbank International School.
The couple said they found out last night about Vahey's crimes.
Maria said: "I couldn't sleep for worrying about it and I had to sit my son down and ask him if anything had ever happened in school.
"Mr Vahey also took my son on a field trip abroad and this is a big concern for us.
"My son is fine though and I would have expected his behaviour to change if anything happened so I don't think anything did.
"I know there are pictures that police have of boys but if my son is on the list, I don't want to know and I don't want him to know."
Another parent told Sky News: "It's massively worrying."
The school's chair of governors and former chief inspector of schools Chris Woodhead told the Guardian that criminal records bureau checks had been carried out and the school was "deeply, deeply shocked" by the FBI's announcement.
The newspaper said the school is planning to either hold a meeting or write to parents within 24 hours about the crisis, while families are also to be offered psychological counselling.
The FBI said Vahey was jailed for child molestation in California in 1969, but the conviction does not appear to have shown up when checked by schools.
FBI special agent Patrick Fransen said some of the alleged victims may not know they were abused.
He said: "He created a system that gave him the opportunity and the means to molest children.
"The manner in which he committed these acts - while the boys were unconscious - may have inhibited them from knowing what happened, making it impossible for them to come forward at the time."
He added: "I've never seen another case where an individual may have molested this many children over such a long period of time."
A Met Police spokesman said: "Officers from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Investigation Team are assessing and evaluating intelligence passed to the MPS by US authorities, and actively seeking any evidence whilst working with partner agencies to ensure that potential victims are supported."
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