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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 1508Oral rape · 1 Oct 1992

Teacher Patrick Bardon struck off register for 20 years following oral rape conviction

Patrick Joseph Bardon, a former secondary school English teacher convicted of 11 charges of oral rape of a male student between October 1992 and March 1994, was struck off the teaching register and barred from reapplying for 20 years after a Teaching Council inquiry found his offending was 'fundamentally incompatible' with the profession.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whenThe offences took place on dates between October 1992 and March 1994 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe sentence was handed down in October 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeBardon was convicted of 11 charges of oral rape of one of his male students (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe criminal trial lasted six days (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceBardon was given a 10-year prison sentence with the final two years suspended (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon is currently serving his sentence at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon was struck off the register and barred from reapplying to teach for 20 years (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon demonstrated a pattern of grooming over a 20-month period involving getting his victim to watch pornography (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe student was helping Bardon correct mock papers when the offending occurred (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe offending began when the student was aged 15 and Bardon was aged 23 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon was assessed as being at a moderate risk of reoffending (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon had no previous convictions (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon was caring for his father at the time of the offences (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon apologized unreservedly to his victim (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim had contemplated suicide (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim suffered sleep disturbance, flashbacks and nightmares (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon is now in his mid-50s (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon was a teacher of English (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBardon did not attend the inquiry and was not legally represented (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe identity of the student and the name of the school cannot be published (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Jun2025
    Otheririshmirror.ie, follow-up
    Teacher jailed for oral rape of student banned from classrooms for 20 years

    Teaching Council inquiry found Bardon's offending 'fundamentally incompatible' with teaching; he was struck off the register and barred for 20 years. The inquiry detailed a 20-month grooming pattern involving pornography, the victim's lasting trauma including contemplation of suicide, and Bardon's unreserved apology.

    convicted, Patrick Joseph Bardon, mid-50s, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Joseph Bardonvictim, 15, male