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Teacher booked hotel to have sex with her pupil (16)

Date
2019-10-30

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Gormanston

County
Meath

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 23‑year‑old substitute teacher pleaded guilty to two counts of defilement after having sex with a 16‑year‑old pupil. The teacher, who had been working at the school when the boy was in his fifth year of secondary school, met him in an over‑18s nightclub and began communicating via Snapchat. In early 2018, on the boy's 16th birthday, she drove him to Gormanston Beach where they kissed and had sexual intercourse. A month later, she took him to a hotel room she had booked, where they again kissed and had sex. The boy later told his parents he had stayed at a friend's house, and the teacher's contract was terminated after the school discovered her identity. The teacher claimed she believed 16 was the legal age of consent and had no prior convictions. The court adjourned the case for a verdict.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Teacher booked hotel to have sex with her pupil (16). Charges or matters: two counts of defilement in March 2018. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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