Former Cole Harbour teacher Sean Patrick Palmer, left, leaves Dartmouth provincial court with lawyer Ron Pizzo after being sentenced Friday for luring and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student in early 2020. Palmer, who now lives in Ontario, received an eight-month conditional sentence of house arrest, followed by three years' probation. - Steve BruceA former Cole Harbour teacher will not be going to jail for luring and kissing a 14-year-old female student in the winter of 2020.
Palmer will serve the sentence in Delhi, Ont., where he now lives and takes care of his elderly father-in-law. “Any breach of the conditions of that order could very well lead to the remainder of the sentence being served in jail. In addition, unlike a sentence of imprisonment served in an institution, there is no remission time, frequently referred to as time off for good behaviour, on a conditional sentence order.Palmer committed the offences over a five-week period in February and March 2020 while he was a teacher at Sir Robert Borden Junior High School.
Palmer lost his teaching job and his marriage after he was charged. He was allowed to appear in court via a video link from Ontario until Friday, when the judge required him to attend in person.He was originally supposed to be sentenced last November, but the hearing was postponed after the judge who had taken the guilty pleas went on leave for undisclosed health-related reasons. The case was assigned to Sarson this summer.
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