Erin A paedophile who spent nearly three decades on the run in Thailand, denying victims justice, has been jailed for 46 years.
Richard Burrows, 81, formerly of Birmingham, was sentenced for more than 90 child sex abuse offences at Chester Crown Court.
His trial heard he abused 24 boys as young as nine while a housemaster at a Cheshire boarding school and through involvement with scouts in the West Midlands between 1968 and 1995.
Judge Steven Everett told Burrows at the sentencing on Wednesday: "You are a despicable man".
When defence barrister Philip Clemo told the court that Burrows would spend his last days in prison, the judge said: "I don't suppose there'll be anyone who'll mourn that."
The jury had heard one of his accusers told police he "hated" the abuse, which would happen as much as two to three times per week, but said he "could do nothing about it", adding "I was frightened and young".
