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Cheryl McEvoy

East Kilbride teacher sex claims published amid schoolboy abuse investigation

A teacher has been accused of abusing two boys at an East Kilbride school.

The unnamed man's two alleged victims, Pupil A and Pupil B, were aged between 11 and 14 years old and between 12 and 13 years old respectively.

He faces a General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) hearing, running on August 3 and 8. The full list of allegations are stated in GTC Scotland hearing documents released this week.

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Alleged abuse against Pupil A took place on various occasions between August 1, 1994 and February 1997. It's claimed the educator hurled various vile sexual remarks at the boy exposed his private parts in his presence and touched him inappropriately.

Other allegations including the teacher giving him gifts of clothing, DVDs and alcohol as well as pornographic material as well as buying him a gym membership and taking him there. It's also claimed he gave the schoolboy massages in his bedroom at his home and gave him a box of condoms.

Meanwhile, it's claimed Pupil B was subjected to sexual abuse over 15 years later - between August 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. The teacher allegedly told Pupil B he loved him, touched his private parts, allowed him to stay at his home and paid for his haircut.

It's also claimed he removed the pupil's clothing, gave him massages and allowed him to stay at his home overnight.

The statement on the hearing documents added: "And in light of the above, it is alleged that your fitness to teach is impaired and you are unfit to teach, as a result of breaching Parts 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct.

"This hearing will take place virtually, by way of Microsoft Teams."

Read the full document here.

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