English teacher, 28, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a child in South Australia

Baby-faced English teacher, 28, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a child

  • Kadina Memorial School teacher Thomas Ackland was arrested on Monday
  • The 28-year-old allegedly maintained an unlawful sexual relationship with a child
  • Ackland appeared in the Kadina Magistrates Court where he was granted bail

An English teacher, 28, has been arrested after allegedly striking up a sexual relationship with a child.

Thomas Ackland, who taught at Kadina Memorial School, was arrested on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia on Monday after a lengthy police investigation.

Police allege he made a child amenable to sexual activity and maintained an unlawful sexual relationship with a child.

Thomas Ackland was arrested on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia on Monday after a lengthy police investigation

Ackland appeared in the Kadina Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he was granted bail

Ackland appeared in the Kadina Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he was granted bail

Ackland appeared in the Kadina Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he was granted bail.

He has been banned from going anywhere near the K-12 school, where he taught secondary classes.

Principal Alistair Williams sent a letter to parents urging them to contact SA Police if they had ‘any information that may assist the police investigation’.

Mr Williams said Ackland ‘was not permitted to attend the school pending the outcome of the police investigation and prosecution,’ The Adelaide Advertiser reports.

‘You may have seen or heard media reporting of this matter and I confirm the teacher can be named as Mr Thomas Ackland. I understand this is distressing information.’ 

Ackland will return to court in September.                

He has been banned from going anywhere near Kadina Memorial School (pictured), where he taught secondary classes

He has been banned from going anywhere near Kadina Memorial School (pictured), where he taught secondary classes

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