Tue 22 Sep 2009 In: International News View at Wayback View at NDHA
A teacher at a prestigious central London school who admitted having a sexual lesbian relationship with a 15-year-old student has been jailed for 15 months. Sex with student: Helen Goddard Music teacher Helen Goddard, 26, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a female minor, reports the BBC. The affair continued for five months, before rumours reached the school's principal, who called the police. "This is a difficult case," said summed up Judge Anthony Pitts in court. "The evidence showed you were having a full-on sexual relationship with the girl for many months. "She has made it clear that the sexual contact between you was consensual and she says in her statement that in fact it was instigated by her. "It is, of course, against the law to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16, even with her consent," he concluded. The student, who turns 16 in a few months, is reportedly keen to continue her relationship with Goddard upon her release next year.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff
First published: Tuesday, 22nd September 2009 - 5:00pm