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| Teacher cleared of sex with pupil | Teacher cleared of sex with pupil |
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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 sexual activity with a child, then aged 15, and had also denied abuse of trust. | 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. |
| She wept as the jury at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday delivered not guilty verdicts. | She wept as the jury at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday delivered not guilty verdicts. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Proper relationship' | 'Proper relationship' |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "That's what he wanted, for me to leave Paul (her husband) and for us to be together." | "That's what he wanted, for me to leave Paul (her husband) and for us to be together." |
| She said she formed the impression the boy was in love with her. | 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." | Asked if she was in love with him she said: "No I didn't love him." |
| Jurors cleared Mrs Saville-King of seven counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of abuse of trust. |