Scout master who spent 27 years on run convicted of abusing boys

Richard Burrows, 80, was held after flying into Heathrow from Thailand where he boasted of "living in paradise" since fleeing Britain in 1997 when he faced justice over his crimes.
Yesterday he was remanded in custody after being found guilty of 54 offences including indecent assault and serious sexual assaults. He had already admitted another 43 offences, including indecent assault of boys, making and possessing indecent images of children, and possession of false identity documents with intent, at a previous hearing.
Chester Crown Court heard Burrows systematically abused 26 boys across Cheshire, West Midlands and West Mercia between 1968 and 1995 while working as a scout leader and as housemaster looking after vulnerable children at Danesford Children's Home in Congleton.
He befriended his victims and, after gaining their trust and often that of their families, he went on to sexually abuse the boys, Cheshire Police said.
It was not until the 1990s, amid revelations over offences at other children's homes and institutions, that many victims had the confidence to come forward, police added.
Burrows was charged with...