Largs teacher Matthew George has been sentenced after a catalogue of abuse of teenage victims at a council run residential school.

The former arts teacher was imprisoned for 16 years after sentencing took place at Dundee High Court today.
Matthew George, and John Muldoon, worked at Kerelaw School in Stevenston in Ayrshire when they physically and sexually assaulted their victims over three decades.

The pair returned to the dock amid fresh allegations, which saw them convicted after a two-month trial.
Matthew George, 73, was convicted of 39 offences and jailed for 16 years.
Muldoon, 69, was sentenced to 12 years after he was found guilty of 16 offences including rape.
It was found that they targeted a total of 28 youths at the school near Stevenston, Ayrshire, between 1975 and 2004.
This is the second time both men have been jailed for offences committed at Kerelaw.

The pair had previously been jailed in 2006 having been found guilty of a number of similar offences in relation to pupils at the same school.

After more complainers came forward they stood trial again, appearing at the High Court in Glasgow at the end of last year.

Victims - with much of the evidence recorded and played before jurors - spoke of being abused by George there and at his home in Largs.

The court heard of physical violence which included children being put down holes while also being punched and hit.

Prosecutor Paul Kearney KC said the evidence the court had heard painted 'a picture of routine violence'.

Mr Kearney described how a former Kerelaw employee said that members of staff would line up boys in the gym hall and hit them with golf balls.

Lady Drummond told Matthew George: "These young people at Kerelaw were some of the most vulnerable in society and were there to be looked after. You took advantage of your role to groom and manipulate them. They were too frightened of you to speak out.
"The trauma they have suffered in your hands compounds the difficult start they had in life. Your behaviour destroyed their childhoods and had a devastating impact on their adult lives."

An NSPCC Scotland spokesperson said:  "As a teacher and a care worker at Kerelaw Residential School, George and Muldoon's were to nurture and protect the residents - many of whom were very vulnerable yet they exploited their positions of trust to physically and sexually abuse these young people inflicting immense suffering. 
"The men and women, who were victims in this case, have lived with this cruelty for decades and it is testament to the courage of those who bravely spoke out that these two men have faced justice for these crimes. 
"Child sexual and physical abuse can have a devastating and long-lasting effect, and we hope that the victims are receiving the support they need and can go forward with their lives. 
"It is so important that those who have experienced abuse are empowered to speak out regardless of who the perpetrator is or how many years have passed."