'Fake penis' sex attacker jailed

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Hilarious story - you couldn't make this one up

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/7132628.stm

"Giving evidence, another of Cooney's pupils said when she failed her test he offered to waive the £80 she owed him if she pulled over into a lay-by and had sex with him.

She told the court: "I just said 'No thank you, Steve'."

He regularly groped her during lessons between August 2005 and February last year, the court heard. "

she should have reported him and found another instructor the first time he tried it on

how dare he

Framke -yes it has happened more than once with various firm objects but I'll stop there for fear of upsetting anyone.

Walrus of course you do but as it DOES upset you I was merely suggesting maybe you could avoid them to save yourself stress.

By the very nature of the many & varied discussions on here SOMEONE is going to be upset by most things at one time or another but it shouldn't stop people posting stuff,
that's the beauty of freedom of speech.

You're right about the Gallows Humour, Bossybritches!

I sincerely apologise if anybody who has been the victim of a sexual assault thought I was making light of it by posting this.

I wasn't.

In my job as a teacher of children with severe and complex learning difficulties I sometimes find myself recounting events that have happened at school and suddenly notice that my friends jaws are on the floor.
A few years ago I had a class of seven pupils, all with profound physical disabilities. A very serious P.G.C.E. student was spending a day with me to get some "experience" of special needs. Two of the pupils had very bad seizures during the day and one had respiratory arrest.
The student was making copious notes all day and she when she asked me what my aims for the class were my reply was "That they're all breathing at the end of the day"

Gallows Humour maybe, but for some of us who work every day with children who have life limiting conditions, that's how we deal with it and keep going in to work.

Christie it comes with the patch- I think when you are in a profession like SN teaching or healthcare it stops you cracking up, but it's a different way of looking at life that's all, not mickey taking in any way.

Your comment to your PGCE student reminded me of the time I went to pick up my daughters from a party which as usual was running late. Someone commneted how polite & well-mannered ,my DD's were & squirming with matronly pride I muttered

" Oh good all the shouting & beating is paying off then!"

3 of the mothers sniggered in sympathy & one reached for the phone to ring Childline.

My SOH is ALWAYS landing me in it!

'ello 'ello 'ello

What's this I'm hearing about 'gallows humour'? Watch it ladies, the TP are watchin'

bb, I'm the same. My mother was a master of gallows humour, after years of caring for a SN child and being a nurse.

I'm a bit Joyce Grenfell with mine - "Yes, dear, that's very pretty, but would you please stop hitting your brother with it, he's beginning to lose consciouness..."

I thought it was an MN staple? It's one of the reasons I come back.

SueBa spot on!!

MAybe we could start a Gallows Humour thread.....follow me!

SueBaROo on Chat....