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| Head teacher fined for assaults | Head teacher fined for assaults |
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| An Aberdeen primary school head teacher found guilty of assaulting two pupils has been fined £750 and placed on the sex offenders' register. | |
| Catherine Taylor, 47, had denied assaulting 10 children over many years. | Catherine Taylor, 47, had denied assaulting 10 children over many years. |
| She was earlier found guilty of grabbing a boy by his genitals and assaulting a girl, after her trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. | She was earlier found guilty of grabbing a boy by his genitals and assaulting a girl, after her trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. |
| The mother of the girl said: "She should have been locked up. It feels as though she has got away with it." | |
| Sheriff Graeme Buchanan placed Taylor on the sex offenders' register for five years. | |
| That's the real punishment of the tragedy, that she has got herself into this position at a relatively young age and her teaching career is over Sheriff Graeme Buchanan | |
| Sheriff Buchanan earlier found her not guilty of eight other charges. | Sheriff Buchanan earlier found her not guilty of eight other charges. |
| The sheriff had said grabbing the boy's genitals was behaviour designed to shock and humiliate in front of fellow pupils. | The sheriff had said grabbing the boy's genitals was behaviour designed to shock and humiliate in front of fellow pupils. |
| He said her actions were unnatural, improper and grossly excessive. | He said her actions were unnatural, improper and grossly excessive. |
| Defending, Andrew Gibb said: "She still maintains what was given in her evidence. She will be struck off the teaching register and referred to the Scottish Executive protection of children list." | |
| Taylor 'happy' | |
| Sheriff Buchanan said: "The tone of the reports suggest she is to be criticised for not accepting responsibility. | |
| "Given her position during the trial it is of no surprise she will not confess to her guilt. | |
| "That's the real punishment of the tragedy, that she has got herself into this position at a relatively young age and her teaching career is over." | |
| Taylor left the court without comment. | |
| Mr Gibb added: "She is just relieved that the trial is over and happy with the sentence." | |
| During the earlier evidence, the boy had said his face went red when Taylor took hold of his genitals. | During the earlier evidence, the boy had said his face went red when Taylor took hold of his genitals. |
| Taylor told the court the majority of the primary school's pupils came from stable backgrounds, but a number of children came from home environments that could be described as "chaotic". | Taylor told the court the majority of the primary school's pupils came from stable backgrounds, but a number of children came from home environments that could be described as "chaotic". |
| When asked if the allegations were things she would do, she replied: "Never, I would not have done it at all, whether there were children present or not." | When asked if the allegations were things she would do, she replied: "Never, I would not have done it at all, whether there were children present or not." |
| The school is not being named for legal reasons. | The school is not being named for legal reasons. |