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And each chapter of his offending always ends the same way: Women fight back.

Some of his victims had grown suspicious about who he really was, with Paula concerned enough to use Clare's Law, via which people can request information about a partner's previous offending.

David Pickthall, who was appointed an MBE in 2015 for services to education and charity, worked as a teacher at Brentwood School in Essex and as a choirmaster in the London Borough of Havering when some of his offending happened.

Judge Kerr said the offending went "beyond mere sexual gratification".

Despite the scale and breadth of McCartney’s offending only four children went to the police.