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Irish Times
04-07-2025
- Irish Times
Former Leaving Cert student denies he was groomed by teacher
A former Leaving Cert student has denied that he was groomed by his teacher or that he was in a romantic relationship with her. The young man told a fitness-to-teach inquiry that a sexual encounter with the teacher came about by chance in early August 2018. The inquiry concerns allegations that the teacher, who taught English in a Dublin school, was in a romantic relationship with the then Leaving Cert student, who was 18 years old, during the summer of 2018. It is further alleged that she and the student exchanged at least one photograph and/or video on the social media app Snapchat on a daily basis from June 14th to June 20th, 2018 while he was sitting his Leaving Cert exams and subsequently until August 14th, while he awaited his results. The teacher denies these allegations. READ MORE The Director of the Teaching Council also alleges that the teacher had a sexual encounter with the student on a date unknown in early August 2018, which the teacher has admitted to. The former secondary school student, who is now 25 years old, in his evidence for the teacher, outlined that he had 'just a normal teacher-student relationship' with her. After he finished his Leaving Cert exams he began a retail job in Dublin to allow him to attend university. He then explained how the sexual encounter with the teacher in August came about. On the date in question he and a number of his then work colleagues went on a social night out. 'It was maybe for a birthday, I think we went to a restaurant and then to a pub or a late bar,' the witness said, and who agreed the group were 'going out, out'. In the pub the witness noticed the teacher who appeared to be socialising with a group of people. 'I approached [teacher's first name and second name], I think I said 'hello'. We were talking for a good while, maybe 20 minutes, we had a few drinks, I wasn't drunk,' he said. He thought that there may have been flirting between him and the teacher in the pub and that a connection may have arisen between them there. 'I can't remember if I led her,' he added. He didn't think anything physical happened between them in the pub and he agreed they both decided to leave the pub together. 'I just remember the air hitting me, we ended up walking to a hotel near where we were, we ended up spending the night together,' he said. 'The next morning [teacher's first name and second name] left before [me], I left … by taxi or bus,' he added. The witness was also shown screenshots of a Snapchat profile that it was alleged was his, which he denied: 'For my Snapchat I didn't use my full name.' He was also shown a screenshot of a message that it is alleged that the teacher sent to him on Snapchat, but he responded that he had not used Snapchat since 2016 or 2017 and that he 'never had [the teacher's first name and surname] on Snapchat' or any other social media. He also denied liking any photos on the teacher's social media accounts. He was further shown screenshots of messages on the Facebook messenger app, allegedly sent between the ex-partner of the teacher and the witness, and which were aggressive and confrontational in nature. The witness said that he could not remember receiving or sending the messages but he added that he did not know who the teacher's then partner was in August 2018 or that she had a partner at that time. He said that apart from the sexual encounter in August, the last time he was talking to the teacher was at the end of May 2018 or possibly in the school during the Leaving Cert exams, as there were 'maybe a few people around'. He also denied that he was ever in the then home of the teacher and her ex-partner or that he spent the night in the teacher's car when she returned from a school trip abroad in late August 2018. Under cross examination he denied that he would tell an untruth to protect the teacher. The inquiry will resume at a future date, as yet undecided, to hear evidence from other witnesses on the part of the teacher.
BBC News
06-06-2025
- BBC News
St Albans PE teacher banned for ‘sex with pupil' on night out
A PE teacher has been banned from the profession after a panel ruled he had sex with a sixth form pupil while on a drunken night Green, now 33, said he was "adamant" the person he met outside a nightclub was a former student and 18 or over at the student, known as Pupil A, said the incident happened in 2017 when Mr Green worked at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School in St Albans, Hertfordshire.A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel noted that Pupil A did not wish to press charges against Mr Green, but they found him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. Mr Green had worked at Nicholas Breakspear between September 2016 and August 2019 before moving to St Columba's College in 2019, the panel college received an anonymous email in May 2022 claiming that Mr Green had had a sexual encounter with a pupil from Nicholas Breakspear while teaching was suspended while an investigation was carried out. 'Drunken state' In a statement to the college, included in the TRA ruling, Mr Green said: "All I remember is being in my friend's car outside (a) nightclub."I remember feeling very intoxicated whilst he was chatting to two girls through the window, and I think he offered them a lift home."All I remember from then is us suddenly being in a small field or park with my friend and the two girls and somehow four of us engaged in a sexual encounter," he said due to his "drunken state", he did not register who the two girls were – "only that I had a slight recognition of one of the girls".Mr Green continued: "When I woke up the following morning, it dawned on me why I may have recognised one of the girls."I assumed she may have been an ex-sixth-form student at Nicholas Breakspear School."I have no recollection of seeing her at school in my teaching role. I had never spoken to her or taught her."He said he did not notify the school as he had "no reason to believe she was a current student". 'Immensely sorry' The panel heard that in a police report from July 2022, Pupil A told an officer she had had sex with Mr Green while she was at the police decided that it was "more likely than not that Mr Green had sex with Pupil A when she was a pupil at the school".It accepted that Mr Green "may not have realised" she was a student where he worked, but that he "did have some recognition" of TRA banned Mr Green from teaching indefinitely, subject to a five-year review concluded that "Mr Green, while intoxicated, made a deliberate decision to engage in sexual intercourse with Pupil A", but noted there was "no solid evidence to demonstrate he was aware she was a pupil at the school where he worked".In a written statement to the TRA, Mr Green said: "I am not the person I was in my early 20s."It was a shameful and embarrassing mistake that I hid from my friends, family and partner."As a result, I have focused on being the best person I can be in my career and in my relationships."He added: "I completely regret my past behaviour and I am immensely sorry." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
06-06-2025
- The Independent
Teacher who had sex with pupil in field during ‘drunken night out' banned
A PE teacher has been banned from the profession after having sex will a pupil 'in a field or park' after a 'drunken night out.' Jake Green worked at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School in Hertfordshire between September 2016 and August 2019 before moving to in September 2019. While working at the college, his employer received an anonymous email on 20 May 2022, claiming that Mr Green should not be working there as he had a sexual encounter with a pupil from Nicholas Breakspear's while teaching at the school, a Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel heard. On 23 May 2022, the college met with Mr Green, who admitted he had had a sexual encounter with the female student, known as Pupil A, but was 'adamant' she was over 18 and a former student at the time. The panel heard Mr Green, 33, said the sexual activity with Pupil A occurred after he 'unintentionally met her at an over 18s nightclub' whilst on a 'drunken night out' with an old friend, but that he did not accept she was a student at the school at the time as he was unsure if this was the case. In an undated statement to the college, which was quoted in a written ruling from the TRA, Mr Green said: 'All I remember is being in my old friend's car outside (a) nightclub.' 'I remember feeling very intoxicated in the passenger seat of his car whilst he was chatting to two girls through the window, and I think he offered them a lift home. 'All I remember from then is us suddenly being in a small field or park with my friend and the two girls and somehow four of us engaged in a sexual encounter,' he continued. 'At the time of all of this, I did not register who either of the two girls was, only that I had a slight recognition of one of the girls.' 'In my drunken state, it did not occur to me who she may have been,' he added. Mr Green continued: 'When I woke up the following morning, I was reflecting on the night before and it dawned on me why I may have recognised one of the girls. 'I assumed she may have been an ex-sixth-form student at Nicholas Breakspear School, which is where I taught at the time. 'I say this because I have no recollection of seeing her at school in my teaching role, I had never spoken to her or taught her but in the cold light of day, it dawned on me, that was how I recognised her.' He said he did not notify the school as he had 'no reason to believe she was a current student' and that he had 'reasonable belief' Pupil A was over 18, having met her outside a nightclub. In the statement, Mr Green wrote that he had received a Facebook message from Pupil A 'many months' after the incident and he had told her he was in a relationship and was 'frightened' he would 'lose everything' if people found out about their sexual encounter. The panel heard that in a police crime report dated July 25 2022, Pupil A had informed an officer she had had sex with Mr Green while she was at the school. The report ruled that it was 'more likely than not that Mr Green had sex with Pupil A when she was a pupil at the school'. It accepted that Mr Green 'may not have realised' she was a student where he worked but that he 'did have some recognition' of her. The panel noted that Pupil A did not wish to press charges against Mr Green but found him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. In a written conclusion, published on Thursday, decision maker Sarah Buxcey, acting on behalf of the Education Secretary, banned Mr Green from teaching indefinitely, subject to a five-year review period. She wrote that she had placed 'considerable weight' on the panel's finding that 'Mr Green, whilst intoxicated, made a deliberate decision to engage in sexual intercourse with Pupil A' but that there was 'no solid evidence' to demonstrate he was aware she was a pupil at the school where he worked. In a written statement to the TRA, Mr Green said: 'I am not the person I was in my early 20s. 'I have learnt so much from my previous mistakes and the hurt that I have caused. 'It was a shameful and embarrassing mistake that I hid from my friends, family and partner. 'As a result, I have focused on being the best person I can be in my career and in my relationship with my partner, friends and family.' Mr Green stopped working at St Columba's College on May 11 2023.
