Paedophile likely to die in jail for ‘most appalling sex abuse’ Retired teacher given 13 life sentences by judge
APAEDOPHILE will probably die in jail after being handed 13 life sentences for the “horrific” abuse of children in Britain and abroad amid fears the full scale of his crimes has yet to emerge.
Retired English teacher Mark Frost, formerly known as Andrew Tracey, 70, admitted 45 sex offences against nine children in Thailand between 2009 and 2012 and two UK pupils in the 1990s.
At the Old Bailey, Frost was sentenced by Judge Mark Lucraft QC to serve a minimum of 16 years for each life sentence plus concurrent terms of five and 10 years for lesser offences.
The judge told Frost he was responsible for “the most appalling catalogue of sexual abuse” and it was clear he had an “ongoing obsession” with young boys. He said: “Your conduct towards each and every one of these victims is horrific and deeply disturbing.”
Over three years in the 1990s, unmarried Frost had sex with two pupils at a school in Worcestershire, even abusing one of them in front of his adopted son. One of the victims has died since coming forward.
Frost had sex with his late victim in a school store room, during breaks, and videoed him at his home, leaving him in “constant fear” of exposure.
The other vulnerable victim said he had sex at Frost’s home, in a barn and during a camping holiday in Wales and was left “scared and embarrassed”. He man told police he was rewarded with cigarettes, money and “nice things”.
The court heard how Frost went on to rape impoverished Asian boys and encouraged them to engage in sex acts.
He skipped bail to avoid prosecution in Thailand but was extradited from Spain last year after his activities were uncovered by Dutch police on the computer of a man in the Netherlands.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) believes Frost may have assaulted many more youngsters he had contact with through his 25-year career in schools in east London, Hertfordshire and Worcestershire and as a senior Scouts volunteer.
Over 30 years, Frost fell under the radar of police and became skilful at avoiding detection by moving as soon as he came under suspicion.
In 1978, he subscribed to the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), an international organisation of people who traded obscene material.
In 1986, the unmarried teacher tried
Your conduct towards each and every one of these victims is horrific and deeply disturbing.