Hertfordshire teacher jailed for historic sexual abuse of boy

Summarised from 3 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:56 · Archive

A Radlett teacher has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a child in the 1990s.

Deborah Franklin, 65, a former Radlett preparatory school teacher and private tutor, has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of eight counts of historic gross indecency against a boy. The abuse took place in the 1990s.

Franklin worked as both a teacher at a preparatory school in Radlett and as a private tutor. The Watford Observer reports that she tied the boy to her bed and blindfolded him during the repeated sexual abuse.

The case involved historic offences that were prosecuted following a conviction based on the evidence presented at trial. Franklin received a seven-year custodial sentence following her conviction on all eight counts.

How it is being reported

• Hertfordshire teacher jailed for sexually abusing boy she tutoredWatford Observer · 1 Oct, 12:33
• Herts teacher jailed for seven years after 'repeated' sexual abuse of child in 1990sHerts Advertiser · 1 Oct, 12:24
• Herts teacher jailed for seven years after 'repeated' sexual abuse of child in 1990sThe Comet · 1 Oct, 12:24
• LIVE: Herts teacher sentenced to seven years for historic sexual abuse against boyHerts Advertiser · 1 Oct, 09:10
• LIVE: Sentencing for Herts teacher guilty of historic sexual abuse against boyThe Comet · 1 Oct, 09:10
• LIVE: Sentencing for Herts teacher guilty of historic sexual abuse against boyHerts Advertiser · 1 Oct, 09:10
• LIVE: Herts teacher sentenced to seven years for historic sexual abuse against boyThe Comet · 1 Oct, 09:10

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