A Blenheim teacher jailed for sexually abusing two school boys is being released
	A Blenheim teacher jailed for sexually abusing two school boys is being released
    
	
    
	
	6 November 2020 
		
		
        
	
Jaimee Marie Cooney was sentenced to two years and six months in prison last December, after pleading guilty to several sexual abuse charges.
Following a parole hearing, Cooney will be released after spending a year behind bars.
It's understood Cooney's understood to be the first female teacher in New Zealand convicted and sentenced for sexual offending against students.
	
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