By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 10:59 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 11:58 EST, 31 January 2013 A prestigious New England boarding school that counts a King, a Nobel Prize laureate and scores of congressmen, sports stars and actors among its alumni has become embroiled in a teacher sex scandal. Deerfield Academy, a $50,000-a-year school in Franklin County, Massachusetts, has notified police after an ex-student came forward with claims that a retired maths teacher had 'sexual contact' with him in the 1980s. On Monday, the academy alerted students, alumni and their parents with a notice on its website, stating that the former teacher, Peter Hindle, had admitted to inappropriate relations with students during his 44 year tenure.
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Deerfield Academy has notified police after an ex-student claimed retired maths teacher Peter Hindle had 'sexual contact' with him in the 1980s
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The prestigious New England boarding school counts Abdullah II al-Hussein of Jordan and scores of congressmen, sports stars and actors as alumni
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Hindle, 78, says he will dispute the claims but admits giving numerous students back rubs
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