Chloe Hadjimatheou

Since I started reporting this story, it feels like there are more and more newspaper articles about female teachers having sex with their students, perhaps because I'm looking for them.

Since I started reporting this story, it feels like there are more and more newspaper articles about female teachers having sex with their students, perhaps because I'm looking for them.

I found at least a dozen cases reported in the UK last year alone, the most notorious being that of Rebecca Joines, who was convicted for having sex with two 15-year-old boys from the school where she taught and ended up giving birth to a baby fathered by the child she was having sex with.

I found at least a dozen cases reported in the UK last year alone, the most notorious being that of Rebecca Joines, who was convicted for having sex with two 15-year-old boys from the school where she taught and ended up giving birth to a baby fathered by the child she was having sex with.

Her victim's experience and Gareth's are separated by more than three decades, but they're so similar that it sent chills down my spine. In a victim statement read out after Rebecca Joines was sentenced, the boy said he initially struggled to come to terms with his abuse and was in complete denial.

Her victim's experience and Gareth's are separated by more than three decades, but they're so similar that it sent chills down my spine. In a victim statement read out after Rebecca Joines was sentenced, the boy said he initially struggled to come to terms with his abuse and was in complete denial.

He said, I would argue until I was blue in the face protecting her and would not hear a bad word said against her. I felt as though I'd betrayed somebody I love and had done wrong by giving evidence. It took him years to realise he'd been coerced, controlled and manipulated by his teacher, he said. And he describes how the entire affair and the lies he told destroyed his family.

He said, I would argue until I was blue in the face protecting her and would not hear a bad word said against her. I felt as though I'd betrayed somebody I love and had done wrong by giving evidence. It took him years to realise he'd been coerced, controlled and manipulated by his teacher, he said. And he describes how the entire affair and the lies he told destroyed his family.

The way these stories are reported is very different when the perpetrator's a man. He's a sicko, a predator. But if the offender's a woman, she's sex-mad and sex-addicted, followed by long descriptions about how attractive she is. And always there's an assumption that sex for teenage boys is an achievement. and most of all, the idea that boys are somehow immune to emotional harm.

The way these stories are reported is very different when the perpetrator's a man. He's a sicko, a predator. But if the offender's a woman, she's sex-mad and sex-addicted, followed by long descriptions about how attractive she is. And always there's an assumption that sex for teenage boys is an achievement. and most of all, the idea that boys are somehow immune to emotional harm.

Gareth now believes he was hurt by his relationship with Miss Bowen, but also hurt by the cover-up that came after and continued into his adulthood. What's been harder and taken longer for him to recognise and then finally sever is the emotional hold Miss Bowen had over him.

Gareth now believes he was hurt by his relationship with Miss Bowen, but also hurt by the cover-up that came after and continued into his adulthood. What's been harder and taken longer for him to recognise and then finally sever is the emotional hold Miss Bowen had over him.

If you have any more information about this story, or if you just want to get in touch with us about your own experience, you can write to us at podcasts at tortoismedia.com. In the past, Sally-Ann Bowens denied that she had any kind of sexual contact with Gareth or any other boy. Lucky Boy is reported by me, Chloe Hajimothe. The producer is Gary Marshall.

If you have any more information about this story, or if you just want to get in touch with us about your own experience, you can write to us at podcasts at tortoismedia.com. In the past, Sally-Ann Bowens denied that she had any kind of sexual contact with Gareth or any other boy. Lucky Boy is reported by me, Chloe Hajimothe. The producer is Gary Marshall.

Additional production from Rebecca Moore. Sound design is by Hannah Varrell. Original music by Tom Kinsella. Podcast artwork by Lola Williams. The voice actors are Caris Pentecost, Jasper Corbett, Matt Russell and Katie Gunning. The AI voice cloning was from Eleven Labs and the executive producer was Basha Cummings.

Additional production from Rebecca Moore. Sound design is by Hannah Varrell. Original music by Tom Kinsella. Podcast artwork by Lola Williams. The voice actors are Caris Pentecost, Jasper Corbett, Matt Russell and Katie Gunning. The AI voice cloning was from Eleven Labs and the executive producer was Basha Cummings.

Special thanks to Kavita Puri, Tom Wright, Xanthi Mallett, Peter Garsden, Keith Oddie and Alex Renton. If you or someone you know has experienced the issues covered in this episode, there are places you can reach out to. If you have any concerns about a child, then you can contact the NSPCC's helpline by calling 0808 800 500 or emailing help at nspcc.org.uk or visiting their website.

Special thanks to Kavita Puri, Tom Wright, Xanthi Mallett, Peter Garsden, Keith Oddie and Alex Renton. If you or someone you know has experienced the issues covered in this episode, there are places you can reach out to. If you have any concerns about a child, then you can contact the NSPCC's helpline by calling 0808 800 500 or emailing help at nspcc.org.uk or visiting their website.

Children can contact Childline and talk to an impartial counsellor. No concern is too big or small to discuss. Simply call 0800 1111 or visit their website for a one-to-one chat. For general concerns or talk, adults can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or email joe at samaritans.org. That's joe at samaritans.org.

Children can contact Childline and talk to an impartial counsellor. No concern is too big or small to discuss. Simply call 0800 1111 or visit their website for a one-to-one chat. For general concerns or talk, adults can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or email joe at samaritans.org. That's joe at samaritans.org.