At just 13, Rebecca Forrester thought she could trust her teacher Kyle Young.

So she was horrified when the 27-year-old began targeting her with sleazy messages on Facebook, telling her she was ‘stunning’ and ‘sexy’, before asking her to send photos of herself.

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Rebecca, now 17, told her family about the disturbing messages and reported the technical studies teacher to the school.

In April 2013, Young admitted sending sexual messages and was given a three-year community payback order. He was also put on the sex offenders’ register for three years and banned from teaching.

Worryingly, Rebecca is not alone in being targeted by a teacher.

Shocking statistics reveal two teachers a month were banned from the profession last year over their inappropriate behaviour towards students.

Figures from the Department for Education showed that a total of 28 teachers were expelled after misconduct proceedings.

Rebecca, from Wishaw, Lanarkshire, is trying to put her ordeal behind her but says her trust in teachers has been shattered.

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The teenager explains: “Mr Young used to be one of my favourite teachers because he was so friendly. I never dreamed he’d abuse my trust. When I started getting suggestive messages from him I was horrified and scared. Now whenever a male teacher acts in a friendly way towards me, I can’t help wondering if they have an ulterior motive.

“I was shocked to hear so many teachers have been banned for inappropriate behaviour. They’re in a position of authority and you should be able to look up to them and trust them."

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