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"I think it’s obvious he was grooming me, trying to pull me in," he said.

It was the description chosen by the independent review commissioned by the Church of England to investigate how Smyth was able to groom and abuse children at Christian camps and in schools for so long.

A former pupil who claimed Foden groomed her for five years said teachers and other school staff saw her get into his car alone several times.

"It was calculated, he focused on boys. He groomed young men. He encouraged them to take showers in the nude with him. There was a pattern of violence," he said.

Last week, Los Angeles police said the teacher “groomed” him.