A instructor at a prime non-public faculty who had a sexual relationship with a pupil has been jailed for 27 months.
Nicola Park, 42, bought near the lady for greater than two years as her personal marriage fell aside, a court docket was informed.
The then 15-year-old had initially spoken to Park as she struggled with a private subject.
They quickly went on common secret trysts - together with staying at Park's dwelling - with the instructor calling the lady "my angel".
The teenager ultimately wished to finish contact in 2020 as she moved to school.
She then revealed what had occurred with Park to her physician earlier than a police probe was sparked.
When officers later searched Park's dwelling, they made numerous discoveries linking the pair together with photographs of a "sexual nature".
She pled responsible at Glasgow Sheriff Court docket to partaking in a sexual relationship with the pupil whereas ready of belief between December 9 2016 and April 14 2019.
Sheriff John McCormick informed her: "This was not a momentary lapse in an in any other case unblemished profession in instructing.
"This was abuse of belief of a instructor in her late 30s with an adolescent younger feminine that included kissing, touching and fascinating in sexual acts.
"You have been a instructor and it was you who was ready of duty and belief.
"Such is the gravity of the offence, the time it occurred and the skilled position as a instructor on the faculty, in my view there isn't a various to a custodial sentence."
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Park, of Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, was additionally placed on the intercourse offenders register for 10 years.
Her particulars have been additionally handed to the authorities stating that she is "unsuitable to work with kids."
The instructor was assistant housemistress on the faculty whereas additionally instructing maths and social schooling.
In December 2016, the lady grew to become upset and spoke to Park after complaining of feeling "alone".
Prosecutor Jennifer McKee informed the court docket: "She mentioned Park wouldn't perceive how she felt.
"She replied that she did perceive having lately separated from her husband. Park supplied the lady assist which helped her deal with how she was feeling."
The instructor mentioned the teenager might contact her outdoors faculty hours. Common emails have been then exchanged together with on Christmas Day and New Yr's Day.
Park went on to name herself "Auntie Nic" and would log out with numerous kisses.
The pair met in January 2017 in Glasgow's west finish. The court docket heard it was "understood by each this is able to not be mentioned with anybody else".
Miss McKee: "Park talked about that they 'in all probability shouldn't be assembly up'. The lady felt particular figuring out that Park was ready to interrupt the principles for her by assembly her."
The court docket heard the pair met up on Sundays the place kissing occurred. Park later contacted the teenager earlier than she went on vacation.
The gushing message included: "You're my angel. I really like you to bits."
Park was later concerned in intercourse acts with the lady. The teenager usually went to Park's then dwelling in Glasgow's Hyndland.
The teenager - now 18 - ultimately moved to begin college and believed the "relationship had ended".
However, the listening to was informed that Park struggled with the "breakdown" and "displayed manipulative behaviour" in the direction of the lady.
This led to the teenager affected by stress, dropping greater than a stone in weight and ending up in hospital.
In September 2020, she went to her GP and revealed what had been occurring with Park. The lady went on to dam contact with Park earlier than contacting the NSPCC.
In October 2020, Park's dwelling was searched by police. Officers seized numerous photographs of the pair collectively together with on an iPhone.
Park later mentioned there had been contact with the lady outdoors faculty, however denied something "inappropriate".
On being charged, she insisted: "Utterly unfaithful. There was no sexual exercise."
Park's lawyer mentioned that Park won't ever work as a instructor once more.
Iain Paterson, defending, added: "She devoted her life to instructing and on this explicit incident, she fell off and bought herself concerned in a scenario she now bitterly regrets.
"Her identify has been plastered throughout newspapers and her fame has been ruined, her occupation has been misplaced and her buddy teams have been misplaced.
"She is totally conscious that what she did was utterly improper and is extraordinarily understanding to the reason for upset to the sufferer, her household, the broader group and the varsity."
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