Dr Ken Zetie charged with trying to meet a 13-year-old girl to have sex

A top teacher at leading London private school St Paul’s – where George Osborne was a pupil – allegedly tried to meet up with a 13-year-old girl to have sex, it can be revealed.

Dr Ken Zetie, 51, who taught at the school for 17 years, was charged with two offences following an undercover police sting operation.

In an email sent by the school today and seen by Mail Online, St Paul’s headmaster Prof Mark Bailey makes reference to a ‘shocking and unconscionable breach of trust’ in relation to the alleged offences.

Dr Zetie, who taught physics, was arrested in February after allegedly arranging to meet the young girl online.

Dr Ken Zetie, 51, who taught at the school for 17 years, was allegedly caught up in an undercover police sting operation and charged with two offences

In an email sent by the school today and seen by Mail Online, St Paul's headmaster Prof Mark Bailey makes reference to a 'shocking and unconscionable breach of trust' in relation to the alleged offences 

In an email sent by the school today and seen by Mail Online, St Paul’s headmaster Prof Mark Bailey makes reference to a ‘shocking and unconscionable breach of trust’ in relation to the alleged offences 

Dr Zetie will appear at Slough Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, a police spokesman said

Dr Zetie will appear at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, a police spokesman said

He subsequently resigned and was charged with attempting to incite a female minor to engage in sexual activity and attempting to arrange the commission of a child sexual offence. 

He will appear at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.

Today Prof Bailey sent an email to all pupils past and present who were taught by Dr Zetie to inform them of the news.

A Thames Valley police spokesman said: ‘Following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), a man has been charged with two sexual offences against a child.

‘Kendrick Zetie, aged 51, was charged on July 19 with one count of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of attempting to arrange the commission of a child sexual offence.

‘The offence took place on 15 February and Zetie was arrested on the same day.’ 

Former pupils at the £35,000 a year school also include journalist Dan Snow, actor Rory Kinnear and former Times editor James Harding.

 

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