TEACHER’S SEX WITH PUPIL IN CLASSROOM
A TEACHER has been jailed for five years after he took a teenage girl into his classroom after school and indulged in sex acts with her.
Scott Lynch filmed her performing a sex act on him, and it developed into sexual activity in a motel, at his home and in his car.
The 33-year-old, who admitted having fantasies about rape and incest, got her to role play that she was his daughter.
Lynch took indecent photographs and movies of her, downloaded and shared child porn off the internet, and indulged in chats with like-minded people about his fantasies.
He also persuaded another girl over the internet to indulge in sex acts and to send him photos of herself doing so.
Lynch, of Friar’s Court, Bangor-onDee, was a banker who retrained as a teacher.
Mold Crown Court heard he was appointed head of personal and social education at the school where he worked, which included sex education and the responsible use of social media.
Lynch, who admitted 19 charges, was also responsible for liaising with a local police officer on behalf of the school. He admitted he had fantasies and a sexual interest in children, but denied in a police interview that was why he had retrained as a teacher.
Judge Rhys Rowlands described it as “depravity plain and simple” and said he had targeted a vulnerable girl for his own sexual gratification.
Lynch was ordered to register with the police as a sex offender for life, and an indefinite sexual harm prevention order was made.
He was also barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.
Prosecuting barrister Anna Pope said: “This defendant has a clear sexual interest in children.
“Over a two-year period he acted out that interest.”
The court heard that Lynch and the girl exchanged numbers and she would visit his classroom after school, but she later realised he had taken advantage of her.
They made contact via Snapchat at his suggestion, where messages were erased after 15 seconds.
Lynch, who the court heard spent nearly all his spare time on the internet, would also ask the girl to wear provocative clothes and dress younger.
They had a day out in Porthmadog and sex acts occurred in a Travel Lodge in the Oswestry area, the court heard.
Police visited his home after his internet address was linked to indecent images, and about 200 were found, some of which had been distributed.
When interviewed, he agreed he and the girl had engaged in sexual activity in his classroom, and he would film it to watch later.
After she ended it, he began a relationship with a teacher.
Simon Killeen, defending, said his client had already sought help and was willing to work with any authority or organisations to address the motives behind his offending.