17 Dec 2019

Ex-teacher gets 2.5 years' jail for sex with students

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 17 December 2019

A former school teacher has been sentenced to two years and six months jail for sexual misconduct involving two students.

The 37-year old woman has admitted seven charges of sexual relations with minors and two of sending sexual material to minors.

In sentencing in Blenheim District Court the judge said what the woman had done was a gross breach of trust.

The judge declined to grant permanent name suppression but suppression will remain in place because defence says it will appeal that decision.

She is to be registered as a sex offender.

RNZ reporter Hamish Cardwell is in Blenheim and joins Lisa Owen with the details.