A former high school teacher who sexually assaulted a teenage boy in the 1980s has finally been jailed. Donald Hunt, now 69, was a teacher at Rhyddings High School in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, when he committed the offences against the 15-year-old victim, dating back to the late '80s.
His vile offences were reported in June 2019 with police launching an investigation into the historic abuse. He was later charged with offences of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16 years. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. He pleaded guilty to three of the four counts on the first day of his trial at Preston Crown Court earlier this year.
On Tuesday (July 18) Hunt, of Fairfield Street, Accrington, was sentenced to 11 months in custody. He was also made subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and told to sign the Sex Offenders Register for the next 10 years.
Michael Cross, of our HQ PPU Investigations Team, said: “Hunt engaged in this abhorrent behaviour purely for his own sexual gratification and he betrayed his position of trust as a teacher.