Eton master on child porn charges

A senior master at Eton College has been charged with child porn offences.

Classics tutor Ian McAuslan, 58, was arrested following allegations he downloaded indecent images on his school computer.

Suspicious staff at the £20,000-a-year Berkshire school, where Princes William and Harry were pupils, called in police.

Officers from Thames Valley Police raided the computer department in January and ran a check on his machine. McAuslanwho had taught Latin and Greek at the s chool sinc e 1 9 8 0 , resigned shortly afterwards.

A police spokesman said yesterday: "A 58-year-old man has today been charged with 15 counts of making and being in possession of indecent images of children."

Headmaster Tony Little said: "I can confirm a master resigned in January. The police inquiry in no way relates to pupils past or present."

McAuslan was bailed to appear before magistrates later this month.