Former student teacher should be jailed for child sex abuse, court hears

Former student teacher should be jailed for child sex abuse, court hears

Prosecutors argue former Canberra student teacher Petra Shasha should face jail time for the persistent sexual abuse of a 15-year-old boy, who she met working as a trainee teacher at St Edmund's College.

'He was a child': Abused teen's actions not relevant in sentencing ex-teacher, court told

A jury previously found the former St Edmund's trainee teacher guilty of persistent sexual abuse of a child and grooming.

'Does not matter' what victim did during abuse by former trainee teacher, court hears

CONTENT WARNING: This story refers to child sex abuse. A court should not put weight on the behaviour of a victim abused by a trainee teacher “because he was a child”, a court has heard during sentencing. Petra Shasha met the 15-year-old boy when she was 24 years old and working as a short-term prac […]