student 15 but underage... still kenna... as long as student
underage, teacher male or female still kenna...
Feb 9, 2009
Ex-teacher had sex with teen
By Elena Chong
A FORMER school teacher had sex with a 15-year-old student six
times in chalets and even in her matrimonial flat.
On Monday, the 32-year-old mother of one pleaded guilty to having
sex with the youth, which began in March last year. She tried to
break off the relationship when she found the teen becoming overly
possessive and temperamental. But he refused.
A district court heard that when she insisted on ending their
affair and ignoring his phone calls and text messages, he
threatened to kill her and her family.
Fearing that he would carry them out, she confided in her school
counsellor, who referred the matter to the school principal on May
15 last year. The next day she made a police report.
In court on Monday, the bespectacled woman, clad in a long
white-sleeve blouse and dark blue pants, admitted to one charge of
sex with a minor under 16. This is the first case of its kind
involving a woman. If convicted, she faces a jail term of up to 10
years or fine or both.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Royce Wee said the woman was teaching
Chinese language and civil moral education in a primary school
where the victim was in Primary 6 in 2007. She did not teach his
class.
After a school trip to China, the two began calling and SMSing each
other frequently. Over time, she became fond of him and began to
treat him as her godson, showering him with a lot of care and
attention.
When he was promoted to secondary 1, they continued to meet. They
also went window shopping, watched movies and had meals
together.
They began to develop intimate feelings for each each. The boy
finally told her he had fallen for her, and she agreed to be his
girlfriend. On March 10 last year, she booked a chalet in Pasir Ris
and had sex with him.
Senior Counsel Sant Singh said she was under a lot of work and
family pressure, having to look after her five-year-old girl with
learning disability. He said his client had wanted to end the
relationship after realising that it was inappropriate and not
right for her to do so.
'She was also ridden with guilt, and it was consequent to this that
she could not handle the situation that she spoke to the school
counsellor and made a clean breast....'' he added.
District Judge Sarjit Singh will pass sentence on Feb 23.
