PLYMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM)
Devon Live [Devon, UK]
February 10, 2026
By Carl Eve
The court heard of a ‘highly inappropriate culture’ at that time
An all-girl Catholic school has said it is “incredibly sorry” for the harm caused by a former teacher who groomed and had sex with two pupils in the 2000s, admitting there were “failings”.
Plymouth CAST – the trust which oversees Notre Dame school – has also said it has now commissioned an independent review of safeguarding arrangements in the wake of the police investigation and conviction of former geography teacher Anthony Redmond.
Redmond, aged 54, from Fort Austin Avenue, was convicted following a trial at Plymouth Crown Court. The jury found him guilty by unanimous decision of five counts of abuse of a position of trust by engaging in sexual activity with one girl aged under 18, two counts of abuse of a position of trust by engaging in sexual activity with a second girl and one count of indecency with a child at a hotel.
He continued to work at Notre Dame School and sixth form in Plymouth until being suspended when the allegations were made several years ago.
The first offence relating to the first victim took place at a hotel when she was aged 15, with a second occurring at a party shortly after she turned 16. The second victim, who was 16 when Redmond’s abuse started, spoke of how he would routinely pick her up so they could engage in sexual activity, with abuse taking place at his home, a hotel and inside the school.
During the trial, which began in December 2025 and stretched into January this year, the court heard how Redmond had performed sex acts in locations including a school cupboard and the school staffroom. The court heard that Redmond took the virginity of both his victims.