About this episode

The episode discusses the conviction of a teacher for indecent assault and the societal perceptions surrounding the case.

In the late 1980s 14-year-old Gareth had a sexual relationship with his 27-year-old chemistry teacher, Sally-Anne Bowen. His friends told him at the time that he was a ‘lucky boy’.  Last week Sally-Anne Bown was convicted of seven counts of indecent assault. The Observer’s podcast series ‘Lucky Boy’ played a part in the case.  Basia Cummings is joined by Chloe Hadjimatheou, who reported the story, to discuss the conviction of Sally-Anne Bowen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Basia Cummings

Guest: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Topics covered

• sexual abuse
• education
• legal case
• society
• youth
• media

Keywords

• Sally-Anne Bowen
• Gareth
• indecent assault
• Lucky Boy
• education
• society
• media coverage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Observer

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