Paedophile teacher robbed my girl of her childhood, says mother

A mother has described how paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest “robbed her daughter of her childhood”, after he was jailed for five-and-a-half years.

The 30-year-old was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court for five charges of sexual activity with a child and one count of child abduction.

In a dramatic twist, Forrest waived his rights under extradition laws which had prevented him from being tried for the sexual offences, paving the way for him to be sentenced for all the offences. He was found guilty of child abduction on Thursday following an eight-day trial.