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| Teacher Jeremy Forrest guilty of schoolgirl abduction | Teacher Jeremy Forrest guilty of schoolgirl abduction |
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| Teacher Jeremy Forrest has been found guilty of abducting a schoolgirl. | Teacher Jeremy Forrest has been found guilty of abducting a schoolgirl. |
| The prosecution said Forrest, 30, of Petts Wood, south-east London, had groomed the pupil at Bishop Bell CofE School in Eastbourne where he taught. | |
| Lewes Crown Court heard the pair went to France when it became likely their relationship would be exposed. The girl was 15 years old at the time. | Lewes Crown Court heard the pair went to France when it became likely their relationship would be exposed. The girl was 15 years old at the time. |
| Forrest chose not to give evidence in his defence. He was convicted by the jury following an eight-day trial. | Forrest chose not to give evidence in his defence. He was convicted by the jury following an eight-day trial. |
| The teacher was labelled a "paedophile" by the prosecution, who said he "groomed" the vulnerable teenager and his actions were a gross breach of trust. | The teacher was labelled a "paedophile" by the prosecution, who said he "groomed" the vulnerable teenager and his actions were a gross breach of trust. |
| The trial has heard the pupil had just turned 15 when she started a sexual relationship with Forrest after developing a crush on him. | The trial has heard the pupil had just turned 15 when she started a sexual relationship with Forrest after developing a crush on him. |
| Forrest would pick the girl up in her school uniform and they would have sex in his car, in hotels and at his marital home, the court heard. | |
| 'I love you' | |
| Fearing they were about to be exposed, Forrest booked them on a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais on 20 September last year. | |
| They spent seven days on the run in France before they were tracked down by the authorities. | |
| Richard Barton, prosecuting, said Forrest's actions were an abuse of trust and he had not acted with the consent of the girl's parents. | |
| As the foreman of the jury announced the verdict, Forrest's victim put her head in her hands and burst out crying. | |
| As the jury arrived back in court, Forrest turned to her and said: "I love you." | |
| The girl said to the defendant: "I'm sorry" as he was taken to the cells. | |
| Forrest is due to be sentenced later this afternoon. |