Sex shame teacher caught in layby with pupil whinges about not being invited to kids parties

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A Scots teacher who was caught romping with a male pupil in her car has complained about the 'stigma' surrounding her conviction.Eppie Sprung Dawson was struck off the register after she admitted having sex with a 17-year-old that she met while teaching English at St Joseph’s College in Dumfries.After pleading guilty to a breach of trust over the affair, she was added to the sex offenders register with a six-month community payback order.On Thursday, October 3, the mother-of-two, called BBC Radio One phone-in to complain about the 'stigma' she faces on a daily basis.As she addressed listeners, the shamed former teacher said: "I have a conviction for a sexual offence.

I was a teacher and I had an affair with a 17-year-old pupil."So I do have experience of, kind of, living with the challenges that a person can face as a result of having a criminal record."I never experienced a custodial sentence, but I certainly did experience stigma."I mean, I had an exceptionally large amount of press coverage, media coverage, for many, many years following my conviction."And I think I would say that was the most difficult thing I experienced."But I mean, of course, as with people with a conviction for a sexual offence particularly, face the highest degree of stigma."And so things like employment, even things like not being invited to my daughter’s friends’ birthday parties."Officers spotted the married teacher - who was 26 at the time - parked in the layby with one of her pupils in December 2012, after noticing condensations on the car windows.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be