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Staffordshire Teacher Admits Sex With 16-Year-Old Pupil, Gets Suspended Sentence

The sentence enforces the rule banning sexual contact by teachers with pupils under 18.

Overview

  • Clark Eastwood, who was sentenced Wednesday at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, received a 12-month prison term suspended for 12 months.
  • He pleaded guilty to having sex with a person under 18 while in a position of trust at the school where he worked.
  • The court placed him on the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years and ordered a 50-day rehabilitation program, 120 hours of unpaid work, £85 in costs, and a £187 surcharge.
  • Prosecutors said the relationship began with messages, grew to meetings in classrooms and outside school, and involved sex around her exams before he took her to a pharmacy for the morning-after pill.
  • A headteacher warned both that the relationship must stop, yet they continued to meet, and the allegation becoming public in 2023 led to the loss of his teaching job.