Court hears close to 10,000 texts were exchanged between Judith Evans and pupil
The assailant was jailed for two years at Belfast Crown Court on Friday for sexual offences against the teenager. Photograph: Oliver McVeigh/PAA teacher who groomed and sexually abused a teenage pupil has been described as a “cold, calculating child predator”.
Following sentencing, PSNI detective chief inspector Jill Duffie said: “Evans is a cold, calculating child predator who was in a position of trust and abused that position by taking advantage of a young boy who was her pupil at the time. Evans initially denied the charges but later pleaded guilty to eight sexual offences committed against the teenage boy.
She said on a third occasion the boy would not get into a car with Evans because it belonged to her husband and did not have blacked out windows. After the schoolboy’s girlfriend found a text message on his phone, he admitted he had cheated on her and said he wanted to run away and kill himself because he knew police would be involved.
Speaking outside court, Ms Duffie said the victim has suffered greatly with mental health struggles and has shown “immense bravery” in bringing Evans to justice.
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