The substitute English teacher was 23 when she had sex with the boy in her car on a beach, after giving him a jumper, aftershave and pens as birthday presents. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard she was immature, had lived a sheltered life and was “naive sexually and as a teacher”. The victim had told gardaí the teacher had been very easy to get along with and friendly, and she would talk about going out at weekends. The victim told gardaí they chatted on the beach afterwards and he went home and spoke to her again on Snapchat. Asked about the relationship, the accused told gardai she and the boy would be “just chatting, talking about the age difference, we didn’t care”.

Source: Irish Independent October 30, 2019 15:45 UTC