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Female teacher arrested for alleged sex with student

By AAP Newswire

Aug 7, 2024

COURT STOCK — A female teacher from Sydney is charged with sexually touching a person aged between 17 and 18. -AAP Image

A teacher will face court after she was arrested at a school, accused of having sex with a teenage student.

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Detectives arrested the 30-year-old woman at a school in southwest Sydney after investigating reports a 17-year-old boy had been sexually touched by a teacher.

She is due to face Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday after being refused bail and spending a night in custody.

She was charged with sexually touching a person aged between 17 and 18 under special care, and sexual intercourse with a person between the same ages while under special care.

The NSW Education Department has been contacted for comment on the status of her employment.

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National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press