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A “manipulator and predatory” actor who starred in Netflix show Sex Education has been found guilty of more than two dozen sex offences, including against children.
Alexander Westwood, 24, from Albrighton in Shropshire, was found guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court over a 26 sexual offences against women and children. He will be sentenced in February next year.
During the trial, Westwood was described as a “rotten apple” and “supreme manipulator” who used his position of authority as an acting teacher to prey on his young pupils.
Jurors were also told that sexual abuse was a part of Westwood’s “lifestyle”.
His youngest offence dates back to when Westwood was just 10, while the prosecution claimed the suspect had shown a “fascination” with pornography from a young age.
Prosecutor Andrew Wallace spoke of two teenage girls who came to Westwood for help with acting, only to be “forced…
