New Zealand: Rise of sex predator female teachers - 'This is no Romeo and Juliet romance'

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    2 named:

    • Waikato teacher Kelsey Rebekah Allen had a three-month sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student in 2014
    • Hamilton drama teacher Melanie Hendriks was stripped of her teaching registration after admitting sexual relations with two students in 2014
    5 not named:
    • A Bay of Plenty teacher married her former student in 2016. She first taught the male student in 2010 until he went to prison the following year
    • A female teacher who engaged in sexual activity with her 15-year-old student between 1977 and 1979 was struck off the teacher's register in March
    • In 2015, a former Dunedin high school employee resigned after a relationship with an 18-year-old student
    • A married female teacher with 20 years experience was struck off after the register after having sex with one of her pupils at his home and on school grounds in 2014
    • In January, a Hamilton teacher who performed a sex act on a male student in 2015, faced charges from the disciplinary tribunal

    Rise of sex predator female teachers: 'This is no Romeo and Juliet romance'

    An increase in the number of female teachers being accused of sexual acts against male students could be just the tip of the iceberg, a child protection expert says. At least seven female teachers have been charged with misconduct or criminal charges in the past three years. This week, a Bay of Plenty teacher, now 39, was charged with misconduct after marrying her former student, who is now 23, after they struck up a friendship while the student was in prison. But a "romanticised" view of sexual contact between teachers and male students could be leading to severe under-reporting of ...


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