A victim of a teacher who molested pupils at a Medway school 25 years ago is set to sue.

Now a grown man, he is suing King’s School in Rochester for failing to tip off police - in a case which could reach the High Court.

It comes after Bruce Roth, who taught maths at the school in the late 1980s, was jailed on sex abuse charges.

Roth, 46, abused two boys at the private school from 1987 before abusing three more when he moved to a new position at Wellington College, Berkshire.

One of the King’s pupils claimed Roth, an assistant housemaster, rubbed ointment into his private parts.

The other claimed he sneaked into his dormitory and played with his genitals.

In a statement released after the conviction, a spokesman for King's School in Rochester said it "deeply regrets the hurt and offence" that its two former pupils suffered.

The statement continued: "The school and its senior staff acted at all times both properly and with care, and in accordance with all the legal requirements of schools at the time.

"It was not possible, given the evidence then available to the school in its thorough investigation, to conclude without doubt that the alleged offences had been committed."

The spokesman said the then Master of Wellington College was advised of the school's investigation when Roth moved there in 1994.

It added: "It is, nevertheless, a matter of regret that we were unable to establish the truth at the time of the offences.

"The welfare of the young people in our charge is our first and most important
responsibility."

But the solicitor of one of Roth's victims said the school was liable when a member of staff abused a child in its care.

Alan Collins, of London firm Pannone, said: “King’s School owed the child a duty of care, to look after him.

“The case is all about seeking compensation because that is the only remedy. We can’t put the clock back. No amount of compensation will ever put right what happened, but it is the only remedy.”

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said there were no new lines of inquiry but added: “If there are other victims we would encourage them to come forward and contact their local police force.”