December 2018 Former teacher who sexually abused three boys jailed for 15 years A former scout leader and teacher in Enfield has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after he was convicted of sexually abusing three boys during a 16-year period. Peter Wells, 72 (08.07.46) of Sheldon Close, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, was convicted on Tuesday, 27 November of seven counts of indecent assault and five of gross indecency after a two-week trial at Wood Green Crown Court. He was sentenced at the same court on Friday, 7 December. All the offences took place during a period from 1974 to 1992. The victims were aged between eight and 13 years old. The court heard that Wells carried out the sexual abuse when he was employed as a teacher at Keble Preparatory school in Enfield and when he was a scout leader within the district of Edmonton in the 1970s and also as an athletics coach for Enfield and Haringey Athletics. Detectives in the Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences (CASO) unit began an investigation in March 2017 after one of the victims reported the incidents to police. Subsequent police enquiries revealed two other victims who were also approached and willing to assist police in this investigation. The three victims subsequently attended a north London police station and video interviews were carried out. The first victim, who is now in his 50s, reported that Wells had taken an “unhealthy interest” in him when he was a pupil at Keble Preparatory School. He told detectives that Wells had abused him on a number of occasions on school trips and after athletics sessions during a seven-year period. A second pupil said Wells abused him over a four-year period during his time at the school. The victim, now in his 40s, said Wells put his hand inside his clothing an inappropriately touched him on numerous occasions. The third victim, also in his 50s, said Wells abused him during his short time as a cub scout whilst Wells was scout leader. Wells was arrested on 24 March 2017. In police interview, he denied the allegations of sexual abuse. November 2018 Former Enfield Scout leader and teacher sexually abused boys on school trips A former Scout leader and teacher from Enfield sexually abused three boys over a 16-year period. Peter Wells, 72, was convicted on Tuesday (November 27) of seven counts of indecent assault and five of gross indecency after a two-week trial at Wood Green Crown Court. All the offences took place during a period from 1974 to 1992. The victims were aged between eight and 13 years old. The court heard Wells carried out the sexual abuse when he was a teacher at Keble Preparatory School in Enfield and when he was a Scout leader within the district of Edmonton in the 1970s. He also worked as an athletics coach for Enfield and Haringey Athletics during this period. Wells, of Sheldon Close in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, will be sentenced on December 7.