Teacher denies seducing boy, 13

Tuesday 24 May 1994 00:02 BST

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A teacher seduced a schoolboy 28 years her junior into having regular sex sessions with her at her home, Winchester Crown Court was told yesterday.

Jane Watts, whose husband, a multiple sclerosis sufferer, was confined to a wheelchair, bedded the boy several times, the court was told. Ms Watts, 42, of Ferndown, Dorset, denies indecent assault. The case continues.

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