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Girl abduction teacher Jeremy Forrest to be sentenced | Girl abduction teacher Jeremy Forrest to be sentenced |
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A teacher who had a relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl and went on the run with her in France is due to be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court. | A teacher who had a relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl and went on the run with her in France is due to be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court. |
Jurors took less than two hours to convict Jeremy Forrest, 30, of child abduction on Thursday. | Jurors took less than two hours to convict Jeremy Forrest, 30, of child abduction on Thursday. |
The prosecution said the maths teacher from Petts Wood, south east London, was a paedophile who groomed a vulnerable girl at the Eastbourne school. | The prosecution said the maths teacher from Petts Wood, south east London, was a paedophile who groomed a vulnerable girl at the Eastbourne school. |
Forrest gave no evidence in his defence during the eight-day trial. | Forrest gave no evidence in his defence during the eight-day trial. |
But his lawyer Ronald Jaffa said the girl had been "desperate and suicidal" and Forrest had gone to France with her to prevent her coming to harm. | But his lawyer Ronald Jaffa said the girl had been "desperate and suicidal" and Forrest had gone to France with her to prevent her coming to harm. |
The court heard the pupil had just turned 15 when Forrest started having sex with her after she developed a crush on him at Bishop Bell C of E School. | The court heard the pupil had just turned 15 when Forrest started having sex with her after she developed a crush on him at Bishop Bell C of E School. |
'Indecent images' | 'Indecent images' |
Forrest would pick the girl up in her school uniform and have sex with her in his car, in hotels and at his marital home, jurors were told. | Forrest would pick the girl up in her school uniform and have sex with her in his car, in hotels and at his marital home, jurors were told. |
The girl told a friend she had sex with Forrest up to eight times a night. | The girl told a friend she had sex with Forrest up to eight times a night. |
The court heard Forrest sent her "indecent images" of himself showing his naked torso with his hands down his underpants and she responded with pictures of her naked breasts. | The court heard Forrest sent her "indecent images" of himself showing his naked torso with his hands down his underpants and she responded with pictures of her naked breasts. |
Eventually, fearing they were about to be discovered, Forrest booked them both on to a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais last September before they spent a week on the run in France. | Eventually, fearing they were about to be discovered, Forrest booked them both on to a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais last September before they spent a week on the run in France. |
They were later tracked down in Bordeaux. | They were later tracked down in Bordeaux. |
'Not Romeo and Juliet' | 'Not Romeo and Juliet' |
Prosecuting, Richard Barton said Forrest's actions were an abuse of trust. | Prosecuting, Richard Barton said Forrest's actions were an abuse of trust. |
He asked what it was Forrest found attractive about young-looking vulnerable women. | He asked what it was Forrest found attractive about young-looking vulnerable women. |
And he said: "There is a word for it. It's called grooming - being caring, being kind, being close, gaining confidence, gaining the trust of that person and then you can do what you want to do with them." | And he said: "There is a word for it. It's called grooming - being caring, being kind, being close, gaining confidence, gaining the trust of that person and then you can do what you want to do with them." |
Mr Barton also said it was not a case of Romeo and Juliet because they were not "equal" partners in what happened and Forrest had organised the situation. | Mr Barton also said it was not a case of Romeo and Juliet because they were not "equal" partners in what happened and Forrest had organised the situation. |
But as the jury returned to court to deliver the verdict, Forrest turned to the girl and said: "I love you." | But as the jury returned to court to deliver the verdict, Forrest turned to the girl and said: "I love you." |
The girl sobbed in court and said to him: "I am sorry." | The girl sobbed in court and said to him: "I am sorry." |
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