Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools
Former PE teacher Bronwen James has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 16-year-old pupil. She had previously admitted to sexual offences against two other teenage girls at different schools.
Why it matters
The case highlights critical failures in safeguarding protocols within educational institutions and the abuse of power by those in positions of trust.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Bronwen James pleaded guilty to nine offences and was found guilty of a further three after a trial at Winchester Crown Court
A teacher has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy after previously admitting offences against two teenage girls.
Former PE teacher Bronwen James, 30, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, admitted nine sexual offences against two teenage girls - one a pupil at Bitterne Park School in Southampton and the other at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham.
She was convicted earlier at Winchester Crown Court of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy who also attended Bitterne Park School.
During the trial the prosecution said James "craved" attention and "abused the trust put in her" as a teacher.
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