Chloe Hadjimatheou

And then I called.

And then I called.

It wasn't finished because stuck in Gareth's mind was what that guy on the tube had told him, that he wasn't the only one. When Sally-Ann Bowen was banned from teaching by the TRA, a few local papers reported the story and it went viral among former Christ College boys. Lots of guys in his year were pretty sure Gareth was the victim because the rumours were so widespread at the time.

It wasn't finished because stuck in Gareth's mind was what that guy on the tube had told him, that he wasn't the only one. When Sally-Ann Bowen was banned from teaching by the TRA, a few local papers reported the story and it went viral among former Christ College boys. Lots of guys in his year were pretty sure Gareth was the victim because the rumours were so widespread at the time.

But other former Christ College students just saw references to Pupil A, as he was known in the tribunal, and a few of them told me they were all messaging each other trying to guess who it might be. I've spent the last year calling as many of them as I could find, some scattered as far as Australia, Holland and the US.

But other former Christ College students just saw references to Pupil A, as he was known in the tribunal, and a few of them told me they were all messaging each other trying to guess who it might be. I've spent the last year calling as many of them as I could find, some scattered as far as Australia, Holland and the US.

What I was hoping is that they'd give me a name, the name of the lucky boy that the guy on the tube was alluding to. But it turns out there isn't a name. There are lots and lots of names of boys who were rumoured to be having sex with Miss Bowen. And the guy on the tube, he could have been referring to any one of them. But one guy in particular kept coming up.

What I was hoping is that they'd give me a name, the name of the lucky boy that the guy on the tube was alluding to. But it turns out there isn't a name. There are lots and lots of names of boys who were rumoured to be having sex with Miss Bowen. And the guy on the tube, he could have been referring to any one of them. But one guy in particular kept coming up.

All I'll say about him is that he was a member of the Christ College cricket team and he was a few years older than Gareth. He would have been in the sixth form back in the late 80s. Some of his closest friends told me they were convinced that the cricketer had a sexual relationship with Miss Bowen. One of them said he'd even seen Miss Bowen kissing him at a party.

All I'll say about him is that he was a member of the Christ College cricket team and he was a few years older than Gareth. He would have been in the sixth form back in the late 80s. Some of his closest friends told me they were convinced that the cricketer had a sexual relationship with Miss Bowen. One of them said he'd even seen Miss Bowen kissing him at a party.

The cricketer wouldn't engage with me directly, but he passed on a message to say that, yes, he did have a sexual relationship with Sally Ann Bowen when he was still a student at the school. At the time, he would have been over 16, so over the age of consent. Today, it's illegal for a person in a position of authority, like a teacher, to have sex with anyone under the age of 18.

The cricketer wouldn't engage with me directly, but he passed on a message to say that, yes, he did have a sexual relationship with Sally Ann Bowen when he was still a student at the school. At the time, he would have been over 16, so over the age of consent. Today, it's illegal for a person in a position of authority, like a teacher, to have sex with anyone under the age of 18.

But that law didn't exist back then. The cricketer told me what happened with Miss Bowen felt like a positive experience for him and he doesn't want to talk about it. But he seems to be confirming that he was another boy at the school who was having sex with Miss Bowen.

But that law didn't exist back then. The cricketer told me what happened with Miss Bowen felt like a positive experience for him and he doesn't want to talk about it. But he seems to be confirming that he was another boy at the school who was having sex with Miss Bowen.

When I tell Gareth about the cricketer, it takes him back to one of the many fights he had. This particular one was with a much older boy.

When I tell Gareth about the cricketer, it takes him back to one of the many fights he had. This particular one was with a much older boy.

All those jibes about Miss Bowen? Back then it felt like the other kids were just making digs at him. But now Gareth's reframing those comments. Maybe they were trying to tell him something. He was hoping to learn if there was any truth to what the guy on the tube had told him. But now he's found out. It's a real blow.

All those jibes about Miss Bowen? Back then it felt like the other kids were just making digs at him. But now Gareth's reframing those comments. Maybe they were trying to tell him something. He was hoping to learn if there was any truth to what the guy on the tube had told him. But now he's found out. It's a real blow.

When I started working on this story a year ago, I was trying to find out if anyone could confirm Gareth's memories and I wanted to know why people were so reluctant to talk about it. Where I've ended up is somewhere far darker and harder to report. It's become clear to me that Gareth's name is one of many that circulated the school alumni network after the TRA finding was made public.

When I started working on this story a year ago, I was trying to find out if anyone could confirm Gareth's memories and I wanted to know why people were so reluctant to talk about it. Where I've ended up is somewhere far darker and harder to report. It's become clear to me that Gareth's name is one of many that circulated the school alumni network after the TRA finding was made public.