It can now be revealed that the former student teacher found guilty of sexual offences against a 15-year-old Canberra boy is 28-year-old Petra Shasha, who met the boy during a teaching placement at Canberra's St Edmund's College.
Teacher found guilty of sexual offences against teenage boy named as Petra Shasha, who taught at St Edmund's CollegeTeacher found guilty of sexual offences against teenage boy named as Petra Shasha, who taught at St Edmund's CollegeThe teacher found guilty in the ACT Supreme Court of sexual offences against a 15-year-old boy has been named as Petra Shasha.
She told the court she ignored them all, but eventually came into contact with the victim, who she said was more persistent than the others.The grooming charges included gifts of clothes and money as well as alcohol and vapes which she lavished on the boy, as well as giving him lifts to school and elsewhere.
The case turned on whether the jury was satisfied Shasha knew the boy was 15 at the time of the offences.The court heard there was an incident shortly before his birthday when Shasha found his school pass in her car, which suggested he was only 15.St Edmund's reported the matter to police, who conducted an investigation that included listening devices to monitor the pair's conversations.
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