Female teacher in 'one-night stand' with former pupil admits lying and reveals they have since had six-year relationship

"A female secondary school teacher who said she had a "one-night stand" with a past pupil has admitted she has since been in a six-year "loving relationship" with him and lied about it to an inquiry. The teacher today accepted she "deliberately deceived" the fitness-to-teach hearing when she gave evidence that she had had no further contact with the then 18-year-old after their "one-off" sexual encounter in a hotel while he awaited his Leaving Cert results in 2018."

"Colleague points to Instagram photos of pair on sun loungers and holidaying in Greece Teacher continues to deny professional misconduct including allegation of 'grooming' schoolboy on Snapchat A female secondary school teacher who said she had a "one-night stand" with a past pupil has admitted she has since been in a six-year "loving relationship" with him and lied about it to an inquiry."

A female secondary school teacher admitted she had been in a six-year 'loving relationship' with a former pupil and lied about it to an inquiry. She previously testified that the sexual encounter had been a single "one-night stand". She accepted she "deliberately deceived" the fitness-to-teach hearing when she claimed to have had no further contact with the then 18-year-old after a "one-off" sexual encounter in a hotel while he awaited his Leaving Cert results in 2018. A colleague pointed to Instagram photos showing the pair on sun loungers and holidaying in Greece. The teacher continues to deny professional misconduct and rejects an allegation that she 'groomed' the schoolboy on Snapchat.

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