PAEDOPHILE TEACHER JAILED FOR TWO YEARS AFTER COURT HEARS YOUNG BOY SECRETLY FILMED HIM CARRYING OUT NINE SEXUAL ASSAULTS
A teacher with a history of working as a special sergeant for the Metropolitan Police was sentenced to prison after confessing to abusing a young boy sexually.Craig Keane, who resides on Grange Road in Wickford, was employed as a design and technology instructor at Mayflower High School located on Stock Road in Billericay.
He also held a teaching position at Sandon School in Chelmsford more recently.
At the age of 28, Keane pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault involving a child under 13.
The incidents were captured on video by another young person using a mobile phone.
All the charges concerned a single evening on October 2 of the previous year in 2016.
During the court hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court, it was revealed that another boy had secretly recorded the assaults, which took place while the victim was asleep.
This boy was initially alarmed because Keane had entered his room and exposed himself, leading him to be wary.
The following day, he showed the disturbing footage to his parents.
While working as a special constable, Keane participated in duties with the Metropolitan Police's predatory offences unit during the summer holidays.
This role involved access to indecent images of children.
Keane was sentenced to two years in prison and will be on the sex offenders register for a period of ten years.
