AFGHANISTAN WAR HERO TURNED TEACHER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED PUPIL
A soldier turned teacher who lost his leg while serving in Afghanistan faces jail after sexually assaulting a teenage pupil at a Norfolk school.
Former army sergeant Simon Taylor, 43, preyed on the 15-year girl while working at Hethersett Academy.
He had denied eight allegations including touching the girl’s breasts in his car, kissing her in woods, and touching under her school skirt.
He pleaded guilty to five sex offences against a school girl, including sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust, sexual assault involving intentional touching, and sexual communication with a child, with offences occurring between August 2019 and January 2022.
Taylor, formerly of Dereham with an address near Bedworth, Warwickshire, will be sentenced on January 12.
He was placed on the sex offenders' register.
Judge Andrew Shaw warned him: “Don’t think just because I have ordered reports and released you on bail that immediate imprisonment has been ruled out; it has not and it remains the most likely outcome.”
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on first and surname
39.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
35.2%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
44.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
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