Teacher jailed for three years after lesbian affair with pupil

 

A teacher from Lancashire who had a lesbian affair with one of her pupils has been jailed for three years.  Former drama coach Caroline French, 38, originally denied the relationship but was found guilty by a jury at Preston crown Court, last month, reports the UK’s Pink paper.

 

They ruled she'd engaged in three acts of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child.  French was originally charged with committing the offences between September 2002 and April 2004 but the dates were amended as the trial progressed.

The court heard how French exchanged rings with the girl and even asked her to refer to her at school as 'Danny', a pretend boyfriend, to mask their affair.
The girl, who cannot be named, even moved into French's home – although the shamed teacher insisted she was just a lodger.
Sentencing her, Judge Baker told the defendant: "You have lost your good character. You have lost your chosen career and, sadly for you, you have lost the prospects that that career may have led to," The Telegraph report.

He continued: "In my view, you have shown yourself to be not only a good teacher and well-respected on one hand, but on the other hand a manipulative, selfish and, when it suits you, a vindictive woman.

"You chose to plead not guilty and that is your right but, by accusing almost all the Crown's witnesses of lying, you have shown you have no remorse for what you have done.

"Your career now lies in ruin and your life is ruined as well. You will have a long and difficult struggle to rehabilitate yourself in paid employment."

Teacher jailed for three years after lesbian affair with pupil - PinkPaper.com