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Exclusive: sex teacher Jeremy Forrest is ‘ravaged’ and ‘refreshed’ in Devon
Compare and contrast the newspapers “exclusives” on former teacher Jeremy Forrest, 33, as he is released from prison. Forrest was imprisoned for five-and-a-half years after running away with his 15-year-old pupil to France.
The Daily Mail:
The Sun:
Such are the facts…
The Sun’s Utter Balls On Jeremy Forrest And Gemma The Teenage Teacher Fancier
THE teenager who at 15-year-old fell for her 30-year-old teacher Jeremy Forrest has “dumped him for another teacher”.
So says the Sun of the teenager was abducted by Forrest and taken to France.
Back on in October of last year, the Mirror had other news of the girl known only as ‘Gemma’:
We knew policemen were getting younger but are 16-year-olds now working as teachers?
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Jeremy Forrest: What his victim wrote to the sleazy teacher’s parents
JEREMY Forrest, the teacher jailed for abducting and having sex with a 15-year-old pupil continues to make news.
The Sun leads with: “I want to wed jailed teacher.”
Dad: I’ll walk her down the aisle
THE girl abducted by teacher Jeremy Forrest has vowed to marry him when he is freed. Her dad said she would wait for Forrest, below, to be released from his 5½-year jail sentence. He added: “I’d be proud to walk her down the aisle.”
The girl is now 16, so legally able to marry.
Says the girl’s dad:
“My daughter had a very unsettled family life when she was growing up. It would be a dream for her to settle down and marry the man she loves. She would want to do it all properly.”
That would be Forrest, who married the woman he loved and then cheated on her with one of his underage pupils? Surely he will give his second wife the security she craves. The dad adds:
“I’d be proud to walk my daughter down the aisle with the man she loves. I honestly believe he loves my daughter and she’s besotted with him. She has made it clear she wants a future with him. Hopefully with good behaviour he may be freed on parole after a few years. If they have a future together that’s fine by me and they would have my blessing. I should hate him for what he’s done but I don’t — in fact, I’d like to meet him. I’d like to visit him in prison, shake his hand and say, ‘Thanks for looking after my daughter’. I would be nice to him.”
Why does the dad tell this to the papers? Is he trying to get in with his daughter, now estranged from her mother? We can only guess. But it’s the chance for reader reaction that makes this story entertaining. We all love to talk about bad parenting.
The dad adds:
“He never hurt or harmed my daughter and he didn’t take her away against her will. Yes, they had a physical relationship but she was sensible and mature enough to agree to that.”
The law says otherwise. Forrest has bene handed a five-year sentence for his crimes.
“They formed a friendship, which turned into a loving relationship, at a time both were suffering from family issues and insecurities. Some family members believe it is a good thing he was jailed, and they will be kept apart, but others feel it was too harsh. She went off on her own free will with him. She has to take some of the blame. Yes, he was foolish — but he’s a bloke in love and wasn’t thinking straight….
“He obviously wasn’t happily married and I do feel sorry for his wife. But if he had waited till my daughter was old enough and had left school, there wouldn’t have been all this trouble.”
A family source then adds:
“…everyone is just hoping things will die down and they are all looking forward to spending some normal family time.”
Wanting it to die down is why, erm, her dad has been talking to the Press.
The Sun says the girl write to Forrest’s mum and dad:
“Dear Julie and Jim, I’m fully aware that I should not be getting in contact with you, but I couldn’t stop myself — there are a few things I want to say and clarify. I think you should know that my feelings toward Jeremy have been made very clear to my mum, and as much as she tries, she cannot change this. There’s been a bit of controversy online, with me being portrayed in the wrong light, and I hope you know what’s true and not true.
“I was not in control of what other people were saying. I have had to take it and watch my reputation being tarnished. I’m writing to apologise for any upset I have caused.
“On a more serious note I want to say thank you for showing your support and genuine concern in what you did for both of us in the TV appeal. It was heart-breaking to see you so upset. I understand that you were both extremely worried, but I’m sure you know also that I was not in any danger, which I have stressed countless amounts of times to various people.
“If anything I actually felt a lot safer with Jeremy in France than I have felt in my own home, school or any other familiar environments. I can’t emphasise enough how everything I feel towards Jeremy is — more than anything — serious … he is wonderful.
“I understand that when Jeremy comes home there will be things to sort out and the main concern will be making sure that Jeremy is able to cope and adjust to living in the outside world again. Obviously I now and will continue in the future to stand by him. I do believe that some things are worth fighting for. For now, though, I’m going to concentrate on working hard to get the future both me and Jeremy want and I’m preparing for college.
“Jeremy will be pleased to know I have been accepted on an A-level maths course — maybe he would find it comical as maths was my worst subject at school. Thank you for taking the time to read this — I hope it was not too intrusive.
“I don’t expect a reply.
“Take care x x ”
The Daily Mail says on its front page that this is all “disturbing“. It says:
‘Paedophile’ Jeremy Forrest’s sister reveals his disturbing plans to wed pupil he snatched when he leaves prison
Why is paedophile in invested commas?
Having heard from the girl’s father, we now hear from Forrest’s sister Carrie Hanspaul, 33:
“He’s never seemed his age,’ she said. ‘I’ve never seen him as a grown-up, even though he’s been a teacher and he took his job really seriously – but he wasn’t very good with money. He’s still very into music and all that, and it made me think he hadn’t fully grown up yet, as if he felt he was still in his early 20s rather than 30. But the girl comes across as being very mature in the way she expresses herself. She’s an intelligent mature girl.”
We are no invited to consider their mental ages. If a man has sex with a grown woman with a mental age of 10 is he paedophile? If the middle-age man says he feels like a teenager – and means it – is he innocent when having sex with an underage girl?
“Take the age gap on its own – away from her being under-age – if she was 30 and he was aged 45, there are a lot of relationships like that. I don’t see it as predatory or grooming. It’s not going to be a normal relationship as he’s in prison and she isn’t, so they’re not going to be going out or anything. Throughout this we’ve really tried to support him and not to judge him.”
The same age gap would be 20 and 5.
Referring to allegations yesterday that Forrest ‘groomed’ another schoolgirl when she was just 13 at his previous school in Kent, Mrs Hanspaul said: “In situations like this it’s inevitable that people come out of the woodwork, but what can Jeremy do to defend himself? She could have gone to the police, but she’s gone to the papers.”
The Sun reported:
Chloe Queen said he would “routinely cuddle” her and make her to stay after class for extra lessons. She described how she was also sent Christmas and birthday cards by him – signed ‘Love, Mr Forrest’ with three kisses – and was invited to his band’s gigs. Chloe, now 17, is one of a string of girls Forrest, 30, allegedly tried to groom before he ran away to France with a 15-year-old pupil last September…
Chloe, who now works in central London, said: “He would compliment me all the time and say things like ‘You’re a very pretty girl’. “He was an in-your-face kind of guy. When I was sitting down and writing stuff in class, he would lean over me, in my personal space. He didn’t do that with the other people. When I stayed behind after school for extra lessons, he would laugh and joke around. He’d tell me things about the personal lives of other members of staff and tell me about his wife.”
He sounds like a lovely chap and great husband material. If only he could make the rest of the world understand.
Photo: Julie Forrest (left), mother of Jeremy Forrest and his sister Carrie Hanspaul (right) arrive at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex for the sentencing of the former teacher for child abduction after he “groomed” a 15-year-old girl before taking her to France.
Jeremy Forrest gets five years jail for abducting a 15-year-old – Stuart Hall got 15 months for attacking a nine year old
JEREMY Forrest is tarting a five and a half year prison sentence for child abduction and sexual activity with a 15-year-old child. In court, he admitted five counts of sex with a child.
Judge Michael Lawson QC told Forrest:
“Your behaviour in this period has been motivated by self-interest and has hurt and damaged many people — her family, your family, staff and pupils at the school and respect for teachers everywhere. It has damaged you too but that was something you were prepared to risk. You now have to pay that price… It was your duty as a teacher to stop her infatuation not to fuel it. Your research into what might happen to you if you were caught is proof of the deliberate nature of your behaviour.”
He “groomed” the 15-year-old girl pupil and took her to France last year.
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Teacher Jeremy Forrest found guilty of abducting underage pupil – she apologises to him
JEREMY Forrest, 30, is guilty of abducting a 15-year-old female pupil he was having sex with. In took an eight-day trial at Lewes Crown Court to convict the married teacher who went on the lam to France with his besotted pupil, now aged 16.
As he was sent down, the girl who met Forrest at Bishop Bell C of E School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, told him: “I’m sorry.”
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Posted: 20th, June 2013 | In: Reviews | Comments (2)
Jeremy Forrest appears in Eastbourne Magistrates’ Court: photos
JEREMY Forrest, the 30-year-old maths teacher who took his pupil and lover Megan Stammers, 15, to France has appeared at Eastbourne Magistrates’ Court East Sussex, to face charges of child abduction. He has been remanded in custody:
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Posted: 12th, October 2012 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)
Is Megan Stammers a victim of rape culture?
MEGAN Stammers is back in the UK. Emily Forrest is clearing Jermey Forrest’s stuff out of the couple’s martial home in Ringmer, East Sussex. Jeremy Forrest is under arrest for child abduction.
Not everyone is au fait with the law. Amanda Bancroft tweets:
Just seen some old dear suggest “Megan Stammers should write the book ‘How I ruined my maths teacher‘s career‘.” What amindset!
Megan Stammers victimised in press. Though at 15 I suspect sheknew what she was doing. Should also be in custody. Forrest‘s life ruined.
You can bone up on the sexual offences act.
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Posted: 1st, October 2012 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | Comments (5)
Police want to arrest Jeremy Forrest for child abduction: Megan Stammers was groomed?
IF he wasn’t running before, Jeremy Forrest might now be. Police have issued a European Arrest Warrant for child abduction against the maths teacher who went on holiday with Megan Stammers, his 15-year-old pupil.
One story is that Forrest legged it after being tipped off that he was just about to be suspended by the school for his interest in Stammers.
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Posted: 27th, September 2012 | In: Reviews | Comments (4)
