Former science teacher Richard James Pugh, 41, has been fined for messaging one of his underage pupils on social media and supplying her with alcohol

A teacher who messaged one of his underage pupils on social media and supplied her with alcohol has been fined £500.

Richard James Pugh, 41, was head of science at Llangatwg Community School in Neath, South Wales , when he gave the girl - who cannot be identified - a Christmas card signed with a kiss from "your best buddy" and gifts that included a canned cocktail, Merthyr Magistrates Court heard. The child told the court that Pugh's unwanted attention had left her feeling "vulnerable" and "exposed".

The judge rebuked him for tainting the trust in his profession and trying to shift the blame onto the child. Giving evidence by video lin

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