SNS GroupA secondary school teacher who groomed a pupil and was sexually inappropriate with two other girls in his class has avoided jail.
David Davidson, 49, preyed on his victims at a school in the north of Glasgow between August 2008 and April 2023.
A teenage girl told a court she skipped lessons to be alone with Davidson in his classroom.
She said she fell in love with Davidson and that he had told her that he loved her back.
Davidson told her he would take her to his house and out for dinner once she was old enough to leave school.
Davidson went on to stroke the girl on the face and called her “pretty”.
The dad-of-three made inappropriate sexual comments in front of pupils.
Davidson, of Milngavie, was found guilty of two charges of engaging in sexual activity with a pupil.
He was also convicted at Glasgow Sheriff Court of two further charges of conducting himself in a disorderly manner.
Sheriff Michael Hanlon ordered Davidson to do 200 hours of unpaid work and put him under supervision for two years.
He was also put on the sex offenders register for two years.
Davidson, who is now a legal assistant at a law firm, told the court in his evidence that he had “suspicions” that one of the girls liked him.
He stated that he was “deeply ashamed” for not reporting the matters to senior members of staff at the school.
Davidson added: “I am deeply sorry it ended up the way that it has – I was definitely swayed.
“I should have reported it, and I didn’t, seeing the [19-year-old] girl giving evidence was horrifying viewing.
“Each time she had messaged and I didn’t reply, she would appear sheepish, embarrassed, and apologetic for sending them and not to tell anyone.”
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