City school sex scandal

The case of Helen Goddard, the teacher accused of a lesbian affair with an underage pupil at a prestigious City girls school for Girls, came to court yesterday and she entered a plea of guilty to six counts of sexual activity with the girl between February and July this year. The maximum sentence available is 14 years though this seems unlikely, particularly as the child has expressed an intention to renew the relationship when she becomes 16 and is supported in this by her parents.

Slightly bizarrely the the judge has rules that the school cannot be named, not that the Telegraph seems bothered by that, despite the fact the school’s name was spread across the newspapers several weeks ago when the case first broke so it seems a little late for that now.

Sentencing will take place on September 21st