# ‘Despicable’ teacher jailed for 14 years after raping and sexually abusing child over 12-month period

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/despicable-teacher-jailed-for-14-years-after-raping-and-sexually-abusing-child-over-12-month-period/
- Published: 2026-11-13T14:14:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T15:39:31+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/yorkshire-news-teacher-jailed-raping-child
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Former teacher William Perkins was jailed for 14 years.
- The abuse of a child continued over 12 months.
- He was ordered to remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

## Summary

A former teacher, William Perkins, has been jailed for 14 years after being convicted of raping and sexually abusing a child over a 12-month period. The case matters because Perkins held a position of trust, although the abuse did not take place at school.

Perkins, 30, of Keyingham in East Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to eight counts of assault by penetration but denied rape and sexual assault; a jury found him guilty of the remaining charges after a seven-day trial at Hull Crown Court. He must remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life. The article also notes a separate National Crime Agency appeal for information about two convicted Rotherham grooming gang members who remain on the run.

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