A student who had a relationship with a teacher has been left "a shadow of herself", struggling with both alcoholism and mental health issues.
Jeremy Matthews, aged 46, formed a relationship with the girl in the early 2000s, after offering to give her a lift to a beauty spot.
Matthews, of Durham, initially claimed that the relationship happened after the student had left school, but admitted that it was while she was at college, Teesside Live reports.
Matthews pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16, whilst in a position of trust, at a hearing in November 2021.
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