PE instructor had intercourse with ex-pupil and advised her to lie about her being underage

A former PE instructor who was banned from educating 10 years in the past when his wrongdoing got here to mild has now confronted justice and been jailed for partaking in sexual exercise with a former pupil.

Steven Laverty, 48, has been despatched to jail for 3 years and advised to signal the intercourse offenders’ register for all times.

Liverpool Crown Court beforehand heard Mr Laverty had intercourse with the ex-pupil, who was beneath the age of 16, after she had left the college the place he taught. At the time, Mr Laverty had falsely claimed she had been 16.

The former PE instructor from Walton was beforehand banned after he was discovered to have “showed a failure to observe proper boundaries in relation to his professional position” in a “clear abuse of trust”. But he didn’t face prosecution at the moment as he had instructed his sufferer to lie and to inform investigators that she was 16 after they had intercourse.

This was regardless of the panel additionally discovering out the dad-of-two had “grabbed a 14-year-old boy in the groin” throughout a PE lesson.

The prosecutor, Martine Snowdon mentioned the woman was left self-harming and felt “isolated” on account of his offending.

Charlotte Kenny, defending, mentioned Mr Laverty was ingesting closely across the time of his mom’s dying and it had had an influence on him.

She mentioned: “The defendant says, as a result of that, he internally went off the rails. This was a gross error of judgement at a time when the defendant was in a very dark place, coming to terms with the death of his mother in the most tragic circumstances.”

She added: “This offence happened a long time ago now. Mr Laverty has been an excellent father. He is still in employment and he had been invited back to work in all the circumstances. He can continue to provide.”

Sentencing, Judge Louise Brandon mentioned: “You knew she had been your pupil. The jury were sure you did not reasonably believe she was 16. The fact you find yourself in this situation after all these years is entirely of your own making. It is clear she has been deeply traumatised by what happened to her.”

She added: “I cannot conclude that you are genuinely fully remorseful. The only remorse you have is for the situation you find yourself in now.”