Kent police sent the file to the Crown Prosecution Service. Peverett was due to stand trial at Maidstone crown court in June. But this case never went before a jury. Instead a deal was struck. The other charges against him were left on file.
Many witnesses are furious that they never got their day in court.
The judge gave him an 18 month suspended sentence. A former teacher at the school played a key role in the campaign to get the Court of appeal to consider increasing the sentence. And I said for this reason only he should have a custodial sentence. Stephen Harmon is one of the pupils whose charges remain on file because Peverett wouldn't admit to them. And once a week, for a term, he called him in, allegedly for extra spelling tuition.