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A teacher broke down in tears after being cleared of having an affair with her 15-year-old pupil. | A teacher broke down in tears after being cleared of having an affair with her 15-year-old pupil. |
Jenine Saville-King, 29, was accused of having a relationship with the boy who was her pupil at a school in Watford. | Jenine Saville-King, 29, was accused of having a relationship with the boy who was her pupil at a school in Watford. |
Married Mrs Saville-King from Hook in Hampshire, had denied having sexual activities with a child, then 15, and abuse of trust during a trial. | Married Mrs Saville-King from Hook in Hampshire, had denied having sexual activities with a child, then 15, and abuse of trust during a trial. |
Mrs Saville-King wept as the jury delivered not guilty verdicts at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday. | Mrs Saville-King wept as the jury delivered not guilty verdicts at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday. |
It had been alleged that Mrs Saville-King began an affair with the boy, then aged 15, in 2004, but they did not have sex until after his 16th birthday. | It had been alleged that Mrs Saville-King began an affair with the boy, then aged 15, in 2004, but they did not have sex until after his 16th birthday. |
Maintained innocence | |
Mrs Saville-King maintained her innocence throughout the trial. | |
The teenager, who is now 18 but cannot be named for legal reasons, told the jury he had engaged in sexual activity with Mrs Saville-King in hotels and at her home while her husband was at work. | |
He told the court he had been in love with Mrs Saville-King and claimed they had had sex "two to three times a week". | |
But the youngster admitted to the court he had approached Mrs Saville-King, first asking for help with his maths GCSE coursework. He also admitted he had obtained her computer chat username after watching her use the MSN Messenger service. | |
Mrs Saville-King was cleared of seven counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of abuse of trust. | Mrs Saville-King was cleared of seven counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of abuse of trust. |