A FORMER gymnastics coach and Eton College teacher has been jailed after raping a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s.

Jeffrey Quirk, of Reading Road, Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire, was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault and four counts of rape after he abused his gymnastics pupil over the course of a number of years.

The 74-year-old, who previously worked at Eton College but who was not employed by the school at the time of the offending, was today locked up for 12 years.

His attacks came after he ‘took advantage’ of the aspiring gymnastics performer.

The Hampshire man was sentenced to twelve years in prison for the non-recent sexual offences.

He will serve up to two-thirds of this time in custody.

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