Student who got sex-crazed teacher pregnant is given £4.5m compensation

Year-long affair: The teacher fell pregnant after meeting the student for sex in her house
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Chloe Chaplain22 August 2016
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A student has been awarded £4.5 million compensation after accusing his school of turning a blind eye to a year-long affair with a sex-crazed teacher.

The student began meeting his English teacher, Laura Whitehurst, for unprotected sex when when he was just 16

Whitehurst, 31, who reportedly also had flings with two other pupils, was exposed when she became pregnant and was jailed just two months after giving birth.

The student claims staff at Citrus Valley High School in California knew about the affair and did nothing and has successfully sued the education authority for six million US dollars.

He alleged the authority had been negligent and complicit in abuse.

English teacher: Whithurst and the student had a child together that is now ages three 
The San Bernardino County DA

His lawyer Vince Finaldi, who led the case against Redlands Unified School District, said the settlement was the biggest against any public entity in the country involving child sex abuse.

The student, who shares custody of the three-year-old child with Whitehurst, told the court that he had been left scarred for life by the affair, adding: “I am the father of a child when I am still myself a child.”

After her arrest two other former students came forward saying they had also engaged in sexual activity with the teacher.

Civil case: The school was accused of negilgance and compliance with the abuse 
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Despite the payout the school district denied any wrongdoing and spokesman Tom DeLapp reportedly said the money was not an admittance of guilt or liability.

Whitehurst, faced up to 29 years on 41 sex charges but was sentenced to 12 months after admitting six counts in a plea deal.

She was also put on five years’ probation and will be registered for life as a sex offender.

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