A mother-of-three who "corrupted" a teenage schoolboy with sex has been jailed. Rachel Geraghty, now 41, had sex with the teen on two occasions while in her 20s, a court heard, as she was sent to prison for three years.
Judge Robert Egbuna said in an interview with officers Geraghty, in her 20s at the time of the act, said the boy 'instigated the matters'. “You then brought your hand down and started to massage . You asked him to get on top of you and you asked him if he liked the fact that you were touching him and he said ‘yes’.
“Eventually he told his mother, you told a social worker and they told you to tell the police and that led to your arrest on May 7, last year. In your interview, you started to suggest he was the one who effectively instigated the matters. stated the affected his upbringing, he resented women and he has had problems with relationships, and he also said he’s had mental health problems as a consequence, including having to go for anger management.
Geraghty pled guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and has no previous convictions, the court heard.