THE HEADMASTER of a Southampton private school has been charged with indecently assaulting teenage boys.

Brother Jack Davis is accused of six counts of indecent assault against boys under the age of 14.

He is due to appear before magistrates to face the charges later this month.

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Detectives arrested the 65-year-old as part of an investigation into claims three boys were indecently assaulted. He was then charged with offences alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1984.

Davis, now thought to be living in the London area, has been at the £4,700-a- year Roman Catholic St Mary’s College for more than 30 years.

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