Mirfield teacher Stephen Grant jailed for sex offences

Oct 29 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Grant, of Mirfield, had admitted eight charges of inciting children to sexual activity while in a position of trust between December 2007 and July 2008.

Passing sentence yesterday, the Recorder of Leeds Judge Peter Collier QC, said: “The direct victims of your offences were six male pupils from the school you taught at.

“You were by virtue of your role as a teacher in a position of trust. More than that you had a reputation as a caring teacher who pupils felt they could trust”.

He added: “You engaged in sexually explicit conversations with them and encouraged them to send you pictures.

“In return you sent them sexually explicit pictures including moving pictures taken from the internet.”

Giving Grant credit for his guilty plea the judge said: “When this all came to light you made a full and frank confession to the police.

“You were in a position of power and you misled and betrayed the victims you were supposed to protect.”

The judge jailed Grant for 18 months, banned him from working with children and made a 10-year sexual offences prevention order against him.

He will also be put on the sex offenders’ register.