Former Teaching Assistant Jailed for Raping a Child and Multiple Sexual Offences

Liam Cooper

Sam Powers, 28, Given 20-Year Custodial Sentence and Must Register as a Sex Offender

A former teaching assistant from Swindon has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of a minor and numerous other sexual offences against children. Sam Powers, 28, was sentenced today at Gloucester Crown Court, where he had previously pleaded guilty to an additional 44 counts of sexual offences against children.

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Former Teaching Assistant Jailed for Raping a Child and Multiple Sexual Offences

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