Gary Day-Davies

A former teacher has been jailed for a series of historic sex offences against a child pupil at a school in Salford during the 2000s.

Gary Day-Davies, 55, of Tyldesley, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on 8 June 2026 after being found guilty of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault by touching of a child.

The court heard that Day-Davies invited the pupil to his home for additional tuition, supplied her with drugs and alcohol, and then sexually abused her. He also assaulted her at the school in a library and a classroom store cupboard.

The victim, who reported the abuse to police in 2022, described the guilty verdict as life-changing. In a statement read in court, she said: "Since receiving the news of the guilty verdicts, I feel like an enormous weight was lifted off my shoulders. The emotional trauma bond that I have endured for the last 20 years has finally severed. I can eventually breathe and think for myself without constant fear of the consequences. I finally have justice – this is justice not for me as a child but now as an adult too."

During the investigation, Day-Davies denied all allegations and suggested the survivor "must have just held a bit of a grudge" against him, offering little explanation for the allegations.

Inspector Dave Ogden of Greater Manchester Police's Criminal Investigation Department in Salford said: "Day-Davies took advantage of the young age of the survivor to invite her to his home and sexually abuse her. He further sexually abused the survivor in the library and store cupboard in a classroom. Time is no barrier when it comes to being sexually abused – no matter how long ago it was, or how old you were at the time, we will listen to you."

Day-Davies was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.