He will be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and “almost certainly” be disqualified from working with children, the court heard.
Outside court, his wife Liz Shotton insisted her husband was innocent of the charges.
She said: “All Peter’s family, friends and acquaintances know beyond doubt Peter is innocent of any charges.
“We believe that in this present climate, men thinking of going into teaching should think very carefully because what has happened to Peter could happen to them.”
Outside court, Detective Inspector Dave McCullough, of Sussex Police, said: “Sussex Police has great admiration and respect for the young people who came forward to give evidence in this case.
“They demonstrated a level of personal courage that is rarely seen in people many years their senior.
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