A former scout leader and football coach admitted indecently assaulting young boys over a period of ten years while pretending to treat them for a rash.
Philip Muttock, 38, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court yesterday to eight counts of indecent assault and three of taking indecent photographs, all on boys under the age of 16, and one count of possession of those photographs.
He denied a further five counts of indecent assault, and the charges were ordered to lie on file.
James Mason, defending, said Muttock was of exemplary character and in full-time employment.
Sentencing was adjourned until March 1 pending pre-sentence and psychiatric reports. Muttock, of Plumstead, London, was given conditional bail.
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