For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A disgraced teacher has been jailed after having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy he met through a dating app.
Craig Slater was working as an IT teacher at Byrchall High School, in Ashton-in-Makerfield, when he first made contact with his victim on Grindr, prosecution barrister Ben Lawrence told Bolton Crown Court.
The court heard that Slater, 40, then groomed the boy in a 'sophisticated and highly effective manner' between June and November 2019.
Despite the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, listing his age as 18 on the app, sick Whatsapp messages retrieved from Slater's phone proved that he knew his true age before meeting him.
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