Overview
- A jury at Liverpool Crown Court convicted 55-year-old Gary Day-Davies on three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault by touching of a child, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday.
- Court evidence and police statements say the offences took place between 2006 and 2009 and included abuse at the Salford school in the library and a classroom store cupboard and at Day-Davies’ home after he invited the pupil for extra tuition.
- The court heard that Day-Davies plied the then-pupil with drugs and alcohol before abusing her, a tactic flagged by investigators as part of his grooming of the child.
- The survivor reported the abuse to Greater Manchester Police in 2022, gave an impact statement saying the verdict lifted an "enormous weight," and said she still faces a long recovery.
- Police highlighted that non-recent cases often depend on victim testimony and investigative work, stressed that time does not bar reporting, and said the case underscores common safeguarding failures in teacher–pupil settings.