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A TEACHER who was caught sleeping with a teenager when her mother found him hiding under a bed has escaped jail.

 

Welsh was spared jail after a court heard he had "ruined his life" [PA]

Married maths teacher Andrew Welsh, 36, was caught when the 16-year-old girl's mother returned home unexpectedly one morning last July.

The older woman noticed that her daughter appeared dishevelled, before seeing a pair of man's shoes at the side of the bed.

Prosecutor Geoff Whelan told Bolton Crown Court: "Her mother ordered the defendant to get out from under the bed and recognised him from the school."

The shocked woman called her husband and the police and Welsh was arrested.

He had begun a relationship with the "impressionable" girl last summer while she was taking her GCSE exams, the court heard.

The graduate of St Andrews University bombarded the girl with obscene texts, including: "Have you heard about my maths lesson? We're going to find out if 35 goes into 16."

Welsh's defence said that he was "flattered" by the girl's attention [PA]

Welsh tried to have the charges dismissed, telling police that the girl was aged 16, the sex was consensual and all sexual activity took place after she had left school.

But the judge ruled at an earlier the charges should stand as Welsh had been in a position of trust. 

The defendant then pleaded guilty to the six charges.

Nicola Gatto, defending, told Judge Elliot Knopf: "As a result of the guilty pleas entered your honour is about to sentence a man who's fallen from grace to a very large degree.

"He's lost his standing in the community, he's lost his good character and he's lost the career he loved."

She added: "He was flattered by the attention that this young woman gave him. It's clear as the relationship developed this man developed a real fondness for the girl.

"The other victim in all of this has been his wife and son. His wife is a GP and she has made the very difficult decision to stand by him.

"He has effectively ruined his own life. It's going to take many years for this man to piece his life back together again, a daily reminder of the huge mistake he has made."

Passing sentence Judge Knopf told Welsh: "You were nearly 20 years older than this girl.

"It is you who has to bear the responsibility for what happened. She was attracted to you, you should have exercised the judgment which you clearly lacked when you decided to embark on this relationship with her."

Welsh was also ordered to pay £500 prosecution costs.