Teacher who falsely alleged colleague was child abuser in letter escapes jail

A secondary school teacher who sent an anonymous letter falsely alleging that a male teaching colleague was a child abuser has escaped jail.

He said: "This could have had career-changing implications for the victim and I have to be mindful of that. I have to mark the seriousness of the events that took place." Mr Hassett said: "He can be censored, admonished or suspended but he will go before them and fall on his sword." Both charges are contrary to Section 4 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020.

Mr Hassett said that as a result of his client’s actions in sending the letters, his client left his teaching post by consent "with an otherwise glowing reference from the principal" to take up a new teaching post in another school. He said: "This man wasn’t well - he is on medication - he was never on medication before. He is taking anxiety and depression tablets and tablets that allow him to sleep at night."

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