A teenage victim of monster funeral celebrant John Beaumont has told of the physical and mental scars his abuser left on him. Beaumont, 65, was last week after being convicted of indecent assault on fellow St Andrews students in the late 80s. He carried out sex attacks – manipulating university colleagues to undress in front of him before inserting a needle into their genital area – on two males and one female during fake radiation examinations following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The former trainee church minister was already serving 13 and a half years in jail after admitting similar offences in 2017. Beaumont was described as a “predator” and a “serial sex offender”. For the first time, we can tell the story of Alex, who asked us to change his name to protect his identity.
His evidence put Beaumont behind bars seven years ago after he was duped and assaulted by him as a 15-year-old. Alex’s testimony also prompted more victims to come forward in the intervening years. He told us: “John Beaumont shouldn’t have been in the position to offend in the first place.
” John Beaumont, raised in Falkirk’s Sheildhall area, committed his first crimes aged 21. He posed as a medical practitioner at Grangemouth Sawmill and later at Bo’ness Academy, indecently assaulting workers, pupils and members of the public at both locations. 18 months’ probation followed after he was convicted of 32 offences in 1978.
Seven years later, Beaumont – then working as an Eng.
