Episode 108 - Jeremy Forrest: Runaway Teacher

It’s “Lolita” on the English Rivera this week as the girls follow the story of a 30 year old Maths teacher, Jeremy Forrest, and his obsession with a 15 year old student - Gemma Grant*.

Their relationship escalated from casual conversations to constant messaging, to kissing to a full blow sexual affair; and soon the whole world knew. In 2012, taking a final stab at being together, the pair ran off to France sparking an international manhunt which left both of their lives in tatters.

*Name changed

Sources:

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a9949676/schoolgirl-flees-to-france-with-teacher-2017-update/

https://youtu.be/rlqlUWB1RpM

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gemma-grant-jeremy-forrest-school-girl-teacher-relationship-france-arrest-damaged-a7769731.html

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