This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20597464
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Bernard Haunch, ex-teacher, jailed for raping pupil | Bernard Haunch, ex-teacher, jailed for raping pupil |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| A former teacher has been jailed for life after being convicted of raping a girl under 13 and sexually assaulting a boy at a school in West Sussex. | A former teacher has been jailed for life after being convicted of raping a girl under 13 and sexually assaulting a boy at a school in West Sussex. |
| Bernard Haunch, 72, from Sutton, south London, was found guilty of a total of 10 sexual offences involving the two children between 1975 and 1983. | |
| Haunch was a French teacher at the now-defunct Fonthill Preparatory School in Coombe Hill Road, East Grinstead. | Haunch was a French teacher at the now-defunct Fonthill Preparatory School in Coombe Hill Road, East Grinstead. |
| He was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years by Lewes Crown Court. | He was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years by Lewes Crown Court. |
| Judge David Rennie said his cruel and sadistic crimes were carried out for selfish sexual gratification. | Judge David Rennie said his cruel and sadistic crimes were carried out for selfish sexual gratification. |
| The judge told Haunch he had caused unimaginable pain and suffering, creating an agony of silence for the victims. | The judge told Haunch he had caused unimaginable pain and suffering, creating an agony of silence for the victims. |
| The judge added that it was hard to imagine a more serious case of child abuse. | The judge added that it was hard to imagine a more serious case of child abuse. |
| The court was told the girl was raped at the age of 11, and sexually assaulted from the age of seven. | |
| The boy was sexually abused at the age of eight. | The boy was sexually abused at the age of eight. |