Paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest has been jailed for five and a half years after he groomed a 15-year-old pupil for sex then abducted her when he was about to be found out.

“Paedophile” teacher Jeremy Forrest, who “groomed” a 15-year-old girl before taking her to France when he was about to be exposed, is due to be sentenced today for child abduction.

A teacher from south-east London has appeared in court via videolink charged with abducting a teenage girl.