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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sarah Ward

Psychiatrist thought he could ‘cure’ alleged abuser, inquiry hears

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An accused former teacher was supported in a bid to adopt a child by a psychiatrist who believed he could “cure him” – and intervened to stop him being sacked from Fettes College over abuse allegations, an inquiry has heard.

A senior psychiatrist, who practised in Edinburgh, initially treated Iain Wares for alcoholism, but then diagnosed him as a “pederast” – a paedophile with a specific interest in boys.

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