Chloe Hadjimatheou

One guy told me that during class one day, Miss Bowen took out these Indian-style paintings in which a couple was posing in different sexual positions. It was the Karma Sutra. He assumed she was giving them some kind of sex education lesson. And, he says, she seemed to really enjoy how shocked the boys were. But this is the first time I'm hearing that she behaved that way with members of staff.

Maybe because I haven't managed to speak to many of them. So they're not responding to me and the few I've spoken to, I think they probably at very least knew the rumours and they're not even willing to admit that. I think it's pretty unlikely that they didn't know about the rumours.

Maybe because I haven't managed to speak to many of them. So they're not responding to me and the few I've spoken to, I think they probably at very least knew the rumours and they're not even willing to admit that. I think it's pretty unlikely that they didn't know about the rumours.

Then George tells me something really interesting. That there was a group of female teachers from the English department who were trying to do something about the fact that a colleague of theirs seemed very interested in a 14-year-old boy.

Then George tells me something really interesting. That there was a group of female teachers from the English department who were trying to do something about the fact that a colleague of theirs seemed very interested in a 14-year-old boy.

Another teacher I spoke to told me that a colleague of hers did know what really went on back then, but that she and others deliberately kept it within a tight circle and withheld everything they knew from the police. I tried to find that teacher, but she died a few years ago, so I can't ask her about it. What I find fascinating is that these teachers were trying to intervene.

Another teacher I spoke to told me that a colleague of hers did know what really went on back then, but that she and others deliberately kept it within a tight circle and withheld everything they knew from the police. I tried to find that teacher, but she died a few years ago, so I can't ask her about it. What I find fascinating is that these teachers were trying to intervene.

But I can't help wondering if they were trying to help Gareth or Sally Ann Bowen. And why didn't they think to report it? Could it be that, although on one level they knew the relationship was problematic, they just didn't see what was going on between this attractive young woman and her willing pupil as abuse?

But I can't help wondering if they were trying to help Gareth or Sally Ann Bowen. And why didn't they think to report it? Could it be that, although on one level they knew the relationship was problematic, they just didn't see what was going on between this attractive young woman and her willing pupil as abuse?

So it seems there were members of staff who did know and have hidden it from the authorities. Gareth's right. Whether or not you want to call it a cover-up, teachers have put their own reputations and the schools before anything else. And holding back the truth has allowed Sally Ann Bowen to continue teaching for 35 years.

So it seems there were members of staff who did know and have hidden it from the authorities. Gareth's right. Whether or not you want to call it a cover-up, teachers have put their own reputations and the schools before anything else. And holding back the truth has allowed Sally Ann Bowen to continue teaching for 35 years.

Three decades during which any one of the teachers who knew could have reported her. Instead, in 2020, six years after he first called the police to press charges, Gareth gets a call. It's the detective in charge of the investigation. He tells him that the Crown Prosecution Service has reached a final decision.

Three decades during which any one of the teachers who knew could have reported her. Instead, in 2020, six years after he first called the police to press charges, Gareth gets a call. It's the detective in charge of the investigation. He tells him that the Crown Prosecution Service has reached a final decision.

Without any witnesses who are prepared to talk, there just isn't enough evidence for it to go to a jury, so they're dropping the case. Und wo ist Sally Ann Bowen an diesem Punkt? Nun, sie ist Head of Science an einer Sekundarschule, nur 30 Minuten Fahrt von Christ College. Ich habe ihr CV gesehen. Sie hat Jahre lang von einer Schule nach der anderen geflogen, manchmal nur ein paar Monate.

Without any witnesses who are prepared to talk, there just isn't enough evidence for it to go to a jury, so they're dropping the case. Und wo ist Sally Ann Bowen an diesem Punkt? Nun, sie ist Head of Science an einer Sekundarschule, nur 30 Minuten Fahrt von Christ College. Ich habe ihr CV gesehen. Sie hat Jahre lang von einer Schule nach der anderen geflogen, manchmal nur ein paar Monate.

13 verschiedene Schulen insgesamt, bis sie in diese letzte Position gelandet ist. Und all diese Sekundarschulen? Vielfältige Möglichkeiten, das Verhalten zu erneuern. The problem was pushed on from Christ College, but had it really gone away? There are so many schools she's taught at though, none of which I have a connection to, so where to start? It turns out, I don't have to look that far.

13 verschiedene Schulen insgesamt, bis sie in diese letzte Position gelandet ist. Und all diese Sekundarschulen? Vielfältige Möglichkeiten, das Verhalten zu erneuern. The problem was pushed on from Christ College, but had it really gone away? There are so many schools she's taught at though, none of which I have a connection to, so where to start? It turns out, I don't have to look that far.

Coming up on Lucky Boy.

Coming up on Lucky Boy.

Lucky Boy is reported by me, Chloe Hajimathau. 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 Steve King and James Shield. The executive producer is Basha Cummings.