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PENSHAW TEACHER LYNN WALLS SENT TO PRISON OVER SEXUAL TEXTS TO 14-YEAR-OLD BOY
In February 2009, a disturbing case unfolded involving Lynn Walls, a teacher from Penshaw, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for engaging in inappropriate and sexual communication with a young boy.
The incident came to light after Walls, who had been employed as a primary school teacher for 15 years, initiated contact with a 14-year-old boy she met through the popular online game Warcraft.
Walls, a 42-year-old woman residing on Rose Street East in Penshaw, Sunderland, used her online persona to lure the boy into private conversations.
She created a virtual character for herself—a stunning, thin blonde—who was the complete opposite of her real self, which she described to police as
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In February 2009, a disturbing case unfolded involving Lynn Walls, a teacher from Penshaw, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for engaging in inappropriate and sexual communication with a young boy. The incident came to light after...
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12 months
In February 2009, a disturbing case unfolded involving Lynn Walls, a teacher from Penshaw, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for engaging in inappropriate and sexual communication with a young boy
