3:06pm UK, Tuesday June 15, 2004

The Queen's former choirmaster has been convicted of a string of indecent assaults on children up to 30 years ago.    

Jonathan Rees-Williams, 55, who quit his post at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2002, molested a series of children over a 14-year period from the mid-1970s.

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Rees-Williams worked at Windsor

The pervert sexually abused his prey in a cathedral organ loft, a church undercroft, his home and even on coaches and a train.   

One victim told Reading Crown Court the former Royal organist molested him when he was only nine or 10, and suffering an acute asthma attack.   

Another revealed Rees-Williams had assaulted him so painfully he feared he would "rupture" something.   

Five men and one woman came forward to relive their attacks at the hands of the musician.   

On one occasion he covertly abused a boy on a coach while carrying on a conversation with passengers unaware of his sick act.   

Rees-Williams, from Bristol, admitted five counts of indecent assault involving two boys but denied a further 10 counts, also involving male victims as well three charges involving a girl.   

But the jury took just four hours 35 minutes to reach unanimous verdicts on all remaining charges.   

None of the attacks related to his time at Windsor.   

After being found guilty, police told the court they had found 127 indecent images of children on two computers belonging to Rees-Williams.   

He then admitted a charge of possessing indecent images of children.   

The hearing was adjourned until July 26 for sentencing.