Paedophile Trevor Francis was recognised for working as station master in his home town for 20 years while the abuse went undetected.
Trevor Francis is made an MBE by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace(Image: PA
A man facing jail for sexually abusing vulnerable children was awarded an MBE from the Prince of Wales before his crimes were exposed.
Paedophile Trevor Francis attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2012, where he received his medal from Prince Charles.
The 71-year-old was recognised for working as station master in Aberdour, Fife, for 20 years while the abuse went undetected.
Francis became manager at St Margaret’s, in Elie, in 1973 after paedophile David Murphy was sacked.
He was employed to remove the threat of abuse, but he subjected kids to beatings and sexual assaults, a court heard.
Prosecutor Eilidh Robertson told jurors: “He abused the trust of vulnerable people he was paid to protect.
“He perpetrated physical and sexual abuse towards them and managed to stay undetected because of his Jekyll and Hyde personality.
“The accused might seem mild-mannered, an upstanding citizen, a family man.
“His wife was at pains to tell you that her Trevor would never have acted like that.
“We are dealing with an intelligent, manipulative man who can turn on and off that predatory, violent behaviour.”
