Former Scout leader Richard Burrows, 80, faces trial for sex offenses against ten boys, returns to UK after 24 years in hiding.

Richard Burrows, an 80-year-old former Scout leader from Birmingham, is on trial for multiple child sex offenses, including buggery, indecency, and assaults against ten boys aged nine to 15. He fled to Thailand in 1997 under a false identity after being charged but was arrested upon returning to the UK last year. Burrows admits to some charges but denies others, arguing that the complainants are mistaken or lying.

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