A FORMER teacher, who is currently serving a 29-year prison sentence, will never be able to work with children again.  

Paul Stevens, who is a former housemaster at Abberley Hall School, near the Herefordshire border with Worcestershire, committed indecent assault while working at the school between 1992 and 1994, as well as voyeurism when he was teaching in Kenya in 2012.

Stevens, 62, was originally sentenced to 24 years in 2019 for crimes he committed while working at Abberley Hall, between Bromyard and Stourport-on-Severn, between 1982 and 1991.

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But in 2020, Stevens, of Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, was convicted of ten charges of indecent assault on a child and five charges of indecency with a child.

He was handed another five years to run concurrently with his original sentence. 

The abuse included masturbation, using a shampoo bottle to carry out a sex act, sexual touching, and oral sex.

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He admitted five counts of indecency with a child and 10 indecent assaults against boys.

The abuse included masturbation, using a shampoo bottle to carry out a sex act, sexual touching, and oral sex. Some of the counts reflected multiple incidents. One of the victims died in 2010.

In September, a panel took a decision on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and 'prohibited' Stevens from teaching in any school, sixth form college, youth accommodation, or children's home in England. 

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Members from the panel said Stevens offered no mitigation towards his actions, but he did state he was remorseful. 

The report stated Stevens appeared to show "no insight and little remorse" for what he had done. 

The panel said: "Although Mr Stevens made a statement that he was remorseful for his actions, the panel found that no mitigation was offered by Mr Stevens for his actions, nor was there evidence that Mr Stevens had a degree of insight into the impact of his actions."

Anyone who is a victim of any sexual assault and feels they may need support can contact West Mercia's Victim Advice Line.

It is a free, independent and confidential support service. People can call 0800 952 3000 or visit www.victimadviceline.org.uk and do not have to have reported the offence to the police.