Teachers, Dentists and Sex
This story is disturbing on many different levels. The gist of it is that a 15 year old girl had trumpet lessons with a 26 year old female teacher. They became close. They fell in love. They had sex. There were complaints, a scandal, a court case, and the female teacher has ended up in prison.
The relationship was entirely consensual – indeed, it seems that there is the intention that it will continue once the teacher is freed from prison. The evidence in court was that the 15 year old girl was the one who pushed for the relationship to become sexual.
Regina Naughton, for the prosecution, said: “They began to have feelings which were not expected. Miss Goddard said she didn’t see her as a 15-year-old and they would have to wait until she was 16, or for three years. But flirting and the sending of text messages to each other began. The teenager described them kissing and then sleeping with each other, and it was at that point that the girl said she wanted a sexual relationship.
“The girl was told that if she felt anything was uncomfortable at any time they could stop. But the girl said it felt right,” she added.
There are a number of points to be made here.