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| Teacher jailed for abusing pupils | Teacher jailed for abusing pupils |
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| A 58-year-old teacher has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing teenage boys at a Hampshire school over more than 30 years. | A 58-year-old teacher has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing teenage boys at a Hampshire school over more than 30 years. |
| James Braid, of Gosport, was convicted in December of seven charges of multiple offences of indecent assault between 1982 and 2002. | James Braid, of Gosport, was convicted in December of seven charges of multiple offences of indecent assault between 1982 and 2002. |
| His victims were his pupils at Bay House School in Gosport. | His victims were his pupils at Bay House School in Gosport. |
| The judge also ordered four offences against three boys between 1978 and 1995 to be taken into consideration. | The judge also ordered four offences against three boys between 1978 and 1995 to be taken into consideration. |
| 'I was believed' | |
| He described Braid as a "determined, deceitful and predatory paedophile". | He described Braid as a "determined, deceitful and predatory paedophile". |
| Sentencing him, Ian Pearson told Portsmouth Crown Court the offences Braid was found guilty of were "only a specimen" of what he had committed and they represented "hundreds of others". | Sentencing him, Ian Pearson told Portsmouth Crown Court the offences Braid was found guilty of were "only a specimen" of what he had committed and they represented "hundreds of others". |
| My sentence, along with the other men, is for the rest of our life One of Braid's victims | |
| One of Braid's victims, who has lifetime anonymity, told BBC News: "He's got seven years in jail, that's his sentence. | |
| "My sentence, along with the other men, is for the rest of our life." | |
| The victim said "feeling angry" did not "help" and that he was trying to "look forward and think 'right', I was believed, people believed me, and actually now it's time to move on". | |
| "Now it's time to build my life from scratch." | |
| Braid was also banned for life from working with children and will be on the sex offenders register for life. | |
| James Braid's victims were pupils at Bay House School in Gosport | |
| In a statement, the school said: "It is not easy to find the words that fully express the devastation felt within the Bay House School community. | In a statement, the school said: "It is not easy to find the words that fully express the devastation felt within the Bay House School community. |
| "Our first concerns are for the former pupils, their families, and anyone else who has been directly affected by James Braid's despicable actions. | "Our first concerns are for the former pupils, their families, and anyone else who has been directly affected by James Braid's despicable actions. |
| "We truly hope that the custodial sentence goes some way to providing justice and closure for those whose trust he betrayed. | "We truly hope that the custodial sentence goes some way to providing justice and closure for those whose trust he betrayed. |
| "The school fully recognises its responsibility to pupils, students and their families to provide a safe learning environment. | "The school fully recognises its responsibility to pupils, students and their families to provide a safe learning environment. |
| "We continue to give the highest priority to safeguarding young people." | "We continue to give the highest priority to safeguarding young people." |