A MARRIED woman who had sex with a 15-year-old student was jailed for 10 months on Monday.
The 32-year-old former primary school teacher and mother of two pleaded guilty earlier this month to having sex with a minor under 16 at a chalet on March 10 last year. Five other similar charges were taken into consideration.
The woman had developed an intimate relationship with her young charge, then 14 and in primary 6, about seven months after they had gone on an overseas school trip.
They kept it up after the trip, and stayed in touch with each other through frequent phone calls and SMS texting.
The friendship continued developing, and before long, the woman declared the boy her godson and began showering him with care and attention.
Even after he left the school to go on to Secondary 1, they continued to meet, going window shopping, watching movies and having meals together. Before long, the boy told the woman that he had fallen for her, and she responded by saying that she would be his girlfriend.
She then began booking rooms at a Pasir Ris chalet to spend private time with him, and he was 15 when they eventually wound up having sex. She reported to the police on May 13 after the boy threatened to kill her and her family when she decided to break off the relationship.
District Judge Sarjit Singh On Monday said this case involved a serious breach of trust. When a person abused the authority and trust that had been placed on him or her , the punishment would be significant whatever the gender of the victim or the offender.
She could have been jailed for up to 10 years or fined or both.
The 32-year-old former primary school teacher and mother of two pleaded guilty earlier this month to having sex with a minor under 16 at a chalet on March 10 last year. Five other similar charges were taken into consideration.
The woman had developed an intimate relationship with her young charge, then 14 and in primary 6, about seven months after they had gone on an overseas school trip.
They kept it up after the trip, and stayed in touch with each other through frequent phone calls and SMS texting.
The friendship continued developing, and before long, the woman declared the boy her godson and began showering him with care and attention.
Even after he left the school to go on to Secondary 1, they continued to meet, going window shopping, watching movies and having meals together. Before long, the boy told the woman that he had fallen for her, and she responded by saying that she would be his girlfriend.
She then began booking rooms at a Pasir Ris chalet to spend private time with him, and he was 15 when they eventually wound up having sex. She reported to the police on May 13 after the boy threatened to kill her and her family when she decided to break off the relationship.
District Judge Sarjit Singh On Monday said this case involved a serious breach of trust. When a person abused the authority and trust that had been placed on him or her , the punishment would be significant whatever the gender of the victim or the offender.
She could have been jailed for up to 10 years or fined or both.
