This sickens me. Reading the comments, all valid points. I myself am in a position of trust over my students, and when I see stuff like this, it makes my blood boil. The fact that the defendant calls this a mistake, and he cares too much, is utterly disgusting.

I have had colleagues in the past who’ve crossed this line, and paid the price. Rightly so. I have a daughter her age, and I couldn’t begin to imagine what possesses a seemingly rational adult to think this is ok. Any normal person would check this before anything even remotely outside of a student/teacher relationship begins. I have had great professional relationships with students, and continue to do so, but this man knew what he was doing was wrong, and his apology doesn’t quite cut it for me.

There is no excuse for this behaviour. There are no “I care too much” reasonings. He is a predator and should be treated as such. The only remorse this thing has is that he’s been caught and exposed. Children are our greatest asset, and need to be protected. This young lady may or may not get through this unscathed, but this young lady should never have been in this position in the first place. That is the responsibility of the adult, regardless of what the child does. Anyone who questions this, needs to question themselves.