Pic:Former teacher Stephen Thomas, 30, has been jailed for 17 years /Met police
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A former teacher who raped a 13-year-old schoolgirl and sexually abused another girl in south-west London has been jailed for 17 years.
Stephen Thomas, 30, a former teacher at a school in Hounslow, subjected two teenage girls to “horrendous ordeals” over nine years, including raping a 13-year-old in summer 2015.
He was only caught when the girl’s father, having become suspicious after seeing messages on his daughter's Facebook account, caught him sexually assaulting the teenager in June that year and called the police.
Having arrested Thomas, officers discovered during their investigations that there was another victim to his sick abuse.
While teaching in Hounslow in 2008, Thomas started a relationship with a 15-year-old girl who was studying at the school.
He was no longer teaching when he began abusing his second victim in January 2015.
Stephen Thomas, 30, a former teacher at a school in Hounslow, subjected two teenage girls to “horrendous ordeals” over nine years, including raping a 13-year-old in summer 2015.
Thomas was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child, one count of rape of a female under 16 and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity following a two week trial at Isleworth Crown Court.
He was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday.
Detective constable Phil Cotter, investigating officer from the Metropolitan Police's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command, said: "These offences committed by Thomas are of an extremely serious nature and have had a significant impact on the lives of the victims and their family.
"He committed these offences whilst in a position of trust and manipulated the victims to satisfy his own means. I hope the sentence gives the victims and their family some sort of closure for what has been a horrendous ordeal."
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