A “PREDATOR” Sex Education star has been jailed after raping and sexually abusing young girls he preyed on in acting classes.
Alexander Westwood, who starred in 17 episodes of the hit Netflix show, started his depraved crimes aged just ten.
Alexander Westwood raped and sexually abused budding actors[/caption]
He appeared on hit Netflix show Sex Education[/caption]
The 24-year-old hid behind his acting credentials to target young girls – including one over an eight-year period.
Westwood made his victims recite Shakespeare naked in acting class and got them take part in nude role play scenes.
When the girls complained, he would tell them: “It’s just part of acting.”
Westwood has now been jailed for 15 years after being 26 offences – including raping a schoolgirl and sexual assault.
He could have been charged with 77 serious sexual assaults but for ease of sentencing his indictment was reduced to 26 counts.
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told the actor is a “supreme manipulator” whose repeated sexual offending was “a lifestyle”.
Prosecutor Andrew Wallace said: “As fame beckons, he met two impressionable 16-year-olds and used his revered position to abuse them.”
Between November 2020 and September 2021, Westwood raped and sexually assaulted one teen girl who came to him for acting help.
The predator would discuss sex scenes from films and TV shows with the victim before attacking her.
If she challenged him, Westwood, who also appeared in BBC show Doctors, would tell her: “Do what your teacher says.”
When the girl tried to quit his classes, he introduced a contract, which was used as a “coercive tool to keep her line”.
The document tied her in to 365 lessons and claimed she would owe him as much as £36,000 if she broke it.
Westwood also abused a second girl between May and August 2021.
He left her feeling “disgusted” after forcing her to undress to act out a scene from a Greek mythology.
Another victim was pinned down and sexually assaulted by the fiend, while one was forced to watch porn then abused.
Other instances of abuse included forcing a young girl to drink his urine and inciting a young boy into sexual activity.
Mr Wallace said: “If we were to list every instance there would be hundreds of charges.”
According to his IMDb profile, Westwood was an “unaccredited student” in Sex Education.
He has also had roles in film Outlawed and Father Brown and presented a children’s TV show called Sensations.
Westwood used his fame to target children[/caption]
He forced his victims to act in naked scenes[/caption]
Westwood was found guilty of 26 offences[/caption]
