Headmaster could die behind bars after sex abuse conviction

A former school headmaster who was once awarded an MBE for services to young people could die behind bars (Fri) after he was convicted of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy over 40 years ago. John Coatman, 75, groomed the teenager after setting up a Christian youth group called ‘The Crusaders’ based at his home in Croydon, south London, in 1973. The victim left the group a few years later, met his wife and moved out of the area to become…