How has this man been allowed near children?

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Anyone with more legal knowledge / safeguarding knowledge understand how this has been allowed to happen? Local piano, singing and musical theatre teacher has just been given ten months for sending sexual message to a 14 year old and planning to take her to London. He and his wife ran the theatre and business together. Lots of eyewitnesses say he has been in and around children and young people from the time of the arrest until the conviction, continuing to take part in shows etc. I just don’t understand it. The victim impact statement is really sad. I have problems with anxiety, having my own children, I find this so worrying that authorities didn’t make sure he had no contact.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g010z0071o
https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/january/piano-teacher-jailed-for-sexual-communication-with-a-child/

Why are school teachers entitled to statutory anonymity until charged with offences against children? Not sports coaches, scout leaders or anyone else who is in contact with children but isn’t a qualified teacher within a school. I don’t understand the distinction surely it should be about the crime not the profession of the accused.

The original purpose was to protect teacher's reputations from malicious/weaponised accusations. The data presented at the time showed that only 12% of accusations against teachers warranted a criminal investigation and only 3% progressed to a caution or conviction.

It's long been criticised for not extending the same protections to support staff, or other professions.

Yes I said this back in the thread, its incredibly unusual (and Ive never seen it) for there to be a complete blanket ban on being around children following these sorts of allegations. The bail conditions nearly always specify supervised contact/access unless its a specific victim

Probably the wife was the one who was supervising I assume.