Paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest who fled to France with a teenage student finds a girlfriend of his OWN age as he performs at rock music gigs following his release from prison
- Jeremy Forrest was jailed after running away with a 15-year-old pupil
- The 33-year-old served two years of a five-and-a-half-year sentence
- He has been dating Cassie McGeough, 29, for the last three months
Paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest is dating a new girlfriend following his release from prison and is reinventing himself as a tattooed rocker.
The 33-year-old served two years in jail for abduction and having sex with a child after running away to France with a 15-year-old pupil in 2012.
Now it has emerged that he has been dating 29-year-old Cassie McGeough for the last three months.
Jeremy Forrest (pictured left as he was jailed) is dating a new girlfriend Cassie McGeough (right) after reinventing himself as a rocker following his release from prison
The couple were photographed buying alcohol from a local shop with Forrest wearing a t-shirt showing his tattoo-covered arms.
Forrest is said to have told Ms McGeough all about his past. They met in a pub and bonded over their love of rock music, with Cassie a fan of similar bands.
Close: Forrest is said to have told Miss McGeough (pictured) all about his past
They are said to have been dating for three months, but her friends are said to be concerned he has 'sugar coated' his background.
He apparently claimed he had only accompanied his underage lover to France because she was 'going to go anyway'.
Their disappearance sparked an international manhunt and they were found days later walking hand-in-hand through Bordeaux.
Forrest is said to have met Miss McGeough (pictured) in a pub and bonded over their love of rock music, with Cassie a fan of similar bands
The former teacher who has a passion for music recently played a gig in a pub near his east coast home.
His Facebook page shows posters of music festivals and guitars and other instruments on his bed.
Forrest is believed to have met his new girlfriend in a pub.
A source told The Sun's Dan Sales: 'He told her he only ran away with the girl because she was going to go anyway and he wanted to make sure she was safe. I think he told her quite soon after they met about his past.'
Forrest was jailed for abduction and having sex with a minor after he became involved with a pupil following a school trip to the U.S.
The 33-year-old served two years in jail for abduction and having sex with a minor after running away to France with a 15-year-old pupil in 2012
When she turned 15, they started arranging secret stays in hotels. His trial at Lewes Crown Court in 2013 heard that he even took the girl for an overnight stay at the house he shared with his then wife Emily.
After their affair was discovered, the pair fled to France, sparking an international manhunt. They were only caught when they ran out of money in Bordeaux.
Forrest was eventually jailed for five-and-a-half-years.
Despite vowing to wait for him, it is believed the schoolgirl – who cannot be named - did move on with a new boyfriend, although the couple are now said to have broken up.
Forrest will spend the remaining half of his sentence on licence, a Ministry of Justice spokesman has said.
The spokesman previously added that Forrest, like other sex offenders on licence, would be subject to 'a strict set of conditions, which may include exclusion zones, non-contact orders and sex offender treatment programmes, as well as being subject to the sex offenders' register'.
'If they breach their licence conditions they can be recalled to prison,' the spokesman said.
- Mr Forrest has asked us to clarify that he and Ms McGeough have not in fact discussed having a child.
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