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Female teacher jailed for sexual abuse in Australia

Xinhua, August 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

A female Australian teacher has been jailed on Thursday for seducing a 14-year-old special needs student and having an 18-month sexual relationship with him.

The 27-year-old woman was sentenced to six-and-half years' jail in Queensland after pleading guilty to seven charges, including maintaining a sexual relationship with a child.

The court heard the special education teacher was 23 when she seduced the intellectually impaired student in 2011. Endi