A 46-year-old teacher who was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student has been cleared of her charges after the jury found out that the teen had faked the abuse as part of a “fantasy” he created.Rebecca Whitehurst cried tears of gratitude and mouthed “thank you” to jurors after they found her not guilty of sexually touching a “troubled young boy” twice and sending him inappropriate messages in April 2019.The married mom-of-two was accused of sexually abusing the teenager in the back of her car when they were said to have secretly met in Fallowfield, Manchester.She was also alleged to have communicated with the minor over WhatsApp for her own sexual gratification, Manchester Evening News reported.However, Whitehurst claimed the boy made up the sexual encounters after she emailed him through the school system and invited him to one of her ‘mindfulness sessions’ to help with his mental health issues.The teen reported replied with a ghost emoji which the teacher believed was a signal he wanted to open up with her on Snapchat, as the ghost is the company’s logo. “He told me he didn’t want to tell me on email as he didn’t trust it. I sent him an email…
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