May 2016 Teacher jailed for having sex with schoolboy A teacher has been jailed for a year for having sex with a pupil she groomed at school. Lauren Cox, 27, started a sexual relationship with the boy in January 2015, but had first met the pupil at a school in Bromley, south east London in 2012, when he was aged just 13. During the course of their eight-month relationship, she sent explicit photos and videos to the student, and they would meet after school and during school holidays. By September 2015, the child’s parents became suspicious and he told them what had taken place. They contacted the head teacher who then alerted social services after Cox continued to message the pupil. Last month, Cox, from Oxted in Surrey, pleaded guilty at Croydon Crown Court to five counts of sexual activity with a child under 18. Cox abused her position of trust as a teacher and groomed the boy which went on to sexual abuse. The abuse has had an extremely adverse effect on the boy with his studies suffering as a result. Cox never once admitted the offences during police interview. She only admitted the offences subsequently because of the wealth of evidence against her. Cox displayed dismissive arrogance to the seriousness of the allegations against her. It’s most concerning that she showed no remorse – as professionals, teachers have a specific duty of care to young people and this was abused. April 2016 Teacher pleads guilty to sexual activity with schoolboy A south London teacher who sent explicit videos to a pupil today pleaded guilty to sexual activity with the schoolboy. Lauren Cox, 27, who first met the boy when he was just 13 years old, groomed him at a Bromley school where he was a pupil and she was teacher. Police said “arrogant” Cox had shown “no remorse” for her crimes against the boy, who had been “extremely adversely affected” by the relationship. Cox, of Oxted, pleaded guilty at Croydon Crown Court today to five counts of sexual activity with a child under 18 in a position of trust. She first met the child in 2012 only weeks after starting a job at his school. The victim said he and Cox formed a close relationship, and in January 2015 she began having sexual contact with the boy. She would meet him after school and during school holidays, and she also sent explicit pictures and videos of herself to the boy. Cox was arrested on September 16 last year after the pupil admitted the abuse to his parents. The boy stopped the contact in August, after his parents suspected what was going and confronted their son, who admitted the sexual activity with Cox. However, Cox continued to message the boy and his parents informed the headmaster of the school, who in turn contacted social services. Cox abused her position of trust as a teacher and groomed the boy which went on to sexual abuse. The abuse has had an extremely adverse effect on the boy with his studies suffering as a result. Cox never once admitted the offences during police interview. She has now admitted the offences today but only because of the wealth of evidence against her. Cox displayed dismissive arrogance to the seriousness of the allegations against her. It’s most concerning that she showed no remorse – as professionals, teachers have a specific duty of care to young people and this was abused