Six years’ jail for teacher who repeatedly raped 12-year-old student
The Court of Criminal Appeal confirmed a six-year prison sentence given to a teacher who sexually abused a student
5 May 2021, 4:13pm
by Matthew Agius
The Court of Criminal Appeal has confirmed a six-year prison sentence handed to a teacher who sexually abused a student for a four-year period between 1992 and 1996.
Alexander Giacomotto, 69, of Birkirkara, was arrested in 2007 after the boy opened up to his girlfriend and was encouraged to tell the police.
The victim was targeted when he was just 12 years old and carried on till he was 16. He had been taken by his teacher to his Qawra apartment, where he was plied with alcohol and shown pornography. The boy was subsequently pressed to perform a sex act on the man.