William "Rob" Gilfillan, already serving Australia's longest sentence for child sexual abuse, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for "brazen and forcible" sexual crimes against two schoolgirls in the 1980s. The judge noted his denial and lack of rehabilitation prospects.
Jamie Varley, a former teacher, has been found guilty of murdering his adopted 13-month-old son, Preston Davey, after a trial at Preston Crown Court. Varley's partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was convicted of allowing the child's death and cruelty. The court heard evidence of extensive sexual and physical abuse.
A Hong Kong woman, now 21, testified in court accusing her former teacher, Cheng Hon-sze, 32, of nine counts of indecent assault over nearly five years. The alleged incidents occurred between November 2019 and June 2024, when the complainant was between 14 and 19.
Jo Yong-sik, a former teacher and two-time chief of staff for progressive education superintendents, has won the Ulsan Superintendent of Education election. He aims to build on the foundation laid by his predecessors, promising innovation and a stronger public education system.
Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson announced she will retire at the end of her current term. Serving since 2010, she represented Olmsted and Dodge counties and championed initiatives like the Destination Medical Center and education funding.
President Lee Jae Myung met his former elementary school teacher and classmates in Andong for lunch to celebrate Teachers' Day, sharing memories and receiving encouragement.
A woman who groomed and sexually abused a teenage boy while she was working as a high school teacher near Newcastle has been sentenced to at least two years in prison.
A former teacher named Abdallah Ibrahim harvests olive trees he planted as a teenager in a Christian village in northern Syria — the first harvest since the civil war began nearly 14 years ago. Despite fears that sectarian violence may return, Ibrahim set aside his concerns for an afternoon to gather olives that will grace his family's table, representing a taste of the home they had been missing for over a decade.
A former teacher and his partner are on trial accused of murdering an adopted baby who suffered 40 traumatic injuries before dying in hospital on 27 July 2023. The court heard defendant Varley texted his sister calling the infant 'dead meat' and later told his mother the child was 'murdered' weeks before the baby's death. The 10-month-old baby was adopted by the couple in Blackpool and had been taken into care by Oldham Council at five days old.
A former high school teacher Jamie Varley, 37, is on trial at Preston Crown Court accused of murdering his 13-month-old adopted son Preston Davey, along with 25 charges of sexual and physical abuse. The court heard Varley told a work colleague a month before the child's death that he had 'dark thoughts' about drowning or suffocating the boy, who suffered 40 traumatic injuries. His partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, is charged with causing or allowing the child's death. Both deny all charges.
A Tasmanian judge has awarded a woman who is now terminally ill $1.6 million in damages after she sued her former school teacher over allegations of repeated sexual abuse in the 1980s.
