1. A teacher who kissed a 15-year-old pupil was branded a victim of her own stupidity by a judge. Shelley White avoided jail, but ruined her career, gained a hefty legal bill and put the school in a lot of bother. The jury at Leeds Crown Court decided that kissing in the store cupboard amounted to sexual activity. Her case wasn't helped by accounts of other behaviour. She gave boys in her class pet names such as "cherub", "chick" and "dirty little sausage".
2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 gives young people under 16 particular protection from sexual abuse. It is an offence if someone 18 or over engages in sexual activity with someone under 16. This law covers all intercourse, other penetration or sexual touching. It includes sexual touching of any part of the young person's body, clothed or unclothed, either with part of the offender's body or with an object.
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