# The teacher, the school, and the myth of the 'Lucky Boy'

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 4 Sep 2026, 31 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/6a997af1e7a9fe247869bc54/media.mp3

In the late 1980s 14-year-old Gareth had a sexual relationship with his 27-year-old chemistry teacher, Sally-Anne Bowen. His friends told him at the time that he was a ‘lucky boy’. Last week Sally-Anne Bown was convicted of seven counts of indecent assault. The Observer’s podcast series ‘Lucky Boy’ played a part in the case. Basia Cummings is joined by Chloe Hadjimatheou, who reported the story, to discuss the conviction of Sally-Anne Bowen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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