{"id":8779,"date":"2020-09-08T13:16:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:41:48","slug":"female-teacher-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/female-teacher-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Female teacher who groomed and abused a 14-year-old boy has been jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 26-year-old teacher has been jailed in the Hunter after grooming and abusing her 14-year-old student. The abuse started in term four of 2018 at Hunter High. It lasted until the summer holidays of 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PE teacher blurred the lines between teacher and student when she <\/span>added the teenager on Snapchat<\/span><\/a> in 2018. Within a week, their conversation had turned sexual, and she started sending the teen <\/span>explicit images of herself<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher later organised to <\/span>meet the 14-year-old in classrooms<\/span><\/a> to kiss and abuse him. She exposed her breasts and fondled his genitals through his pants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She also organised to meet the teen in the school holidays. The boy rode his bike to a local park, where the two kissed and she fondled his genitals once again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In September 2020, the teacher sobbed in court as she pleaded guilty to grooming a child for unlawful sexual activity, indecent assault of a person under the age of 16, and intentionally sexually touching a child between the ages of 10 and 16 years old. The charges hold a maximum of 10 years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher was not entitled to be sentenced to an intensive corrections order, which means she could have either been jailed or received the equivalent of a good behaviour bond.<\/span><\/p>\n

In court, DPP Trial Advocate Kristy Mulley pushed for a jail term. She emphasised the <\/span>grooming was intentional<\/span><\/a> and occurred over a significant period of time. It could not have been spontaneous or impulsive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms Mulley also noted there was a \u201c<\/span>certain level of deceit<\/span><\/a>\u201d in using Snapchat to groom the boy. Any photos or videos sent to the boy would have disappeared within seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher also \u201c<\/span>demonstrated a certain amount of psychological coercion<\/span><\/a>\u201d by encouraging the boy to delete any other photos or videos he had off his phone so they wouldn\u2019t get in trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms Mulley told the court the power imbalance between the teacher and her student was significant and the judge should not be lenient on her just because she\u2019s a female teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Any proposition that the power dynamics are less significant when it’s a female teacher should be rejected,” Ms Mulley told Judge Kara Shead.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe community does not tolerate teachers of either gender having sexual relationships with students.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The teacher\u2019s defence lawyer suggested there were alternatives to a jail sentence because she was undergoing treatment, felt remorse, and had lost her career in teaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe community would be better served if the offender was able to continue with her treatment and therefore she would be less likely to re-offend,\u201d her lawyer said.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a long way from the worst case of indecent assault or sexual touching, in my submission.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, Judge Shead disagreed. Judge Shead said the teacher had manipulated her student and exploited his vulnerability, then <\/span>deflected the blame onto the boy after she was arrested<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher was sentenced to three years and ten months with a non-parole period of two years and three months. She will be eligible for release in December 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The teacher took advantage of an innocent teenage boy. He was her student. The thought of starting a sexual relationship with him should never have even crossed her mind. He was a child – he didn\u2019t know any better.<\/span><\/p>\n

She should have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the justice you deserve with Kelso Lawyers. We want to hear your story. Call (02) 4907 4200 or <\/b>complete the online form<\/b><\/a> before you accept payment from the <\/b>National Redress Scheme<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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