Teacher who had sex with 15yo boy avoids jail

A FORMER teacher who had sex with a 15-year-old boy has avoided jail.

Shaun Tate, 44, appeared in the WA District Court today where he pleaded guilty to three charges of sexually penetrating a child.

The Perth teacher allegedly organised to meet up with the young boy on a phone app.

He has been sentenced to an eight-month intensive supervision order.