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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 sexual activity with a child, then aged 15, and had also denied abuse of trust.
Mrs Saville-King wept as the jury delivered not guilty verdicts at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday. She wept as the jury at St Albans Crown Court delivered not guilty verdicts.
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 in 2004 and that they had sex after his 16th birthday.
Maintained innocence Giving evidence Mrs Saville-King said she had never had sex with him although she admitted sending him e-mails in which she said she loved and missed him.
Mrs Saville-King maintained her innocence throughout the trial. 'Proper relationship'
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. Mrs Saville-King admitted meeting the boy at two hotels, but said it followed contact from the boy who was said to be distressed and emotional and threatening to commit suicide.
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". When asked by her barrister Sarah Forshaw what the boy wanted from her, Mrs Saville-King replied: "He wanted it to be a proper relationship.
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. "That's what he wanted, for me to leave Paul (her husband) and for us to be together."
Mrs Saville-King was cleared of seven counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of abuse of trust. She said she formed the impression the boy was in love with her.
Asked if she was in love with him she said: "No I didn't love him."
But jurors rejected his version of events and cleared Mrs Saville-King of seven counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of abuse of trust.