Substitute teacher Krysta Grimes found not guilty in sexual exploitation trial | CBC News

Krysta Grimes, a St. John’s substitute teacher accused of having sex with her underage student in 2018, has been found not guilty, in a verdict delivered in Supreme Court on Friday afternoon.Krysta Grimes leaves Supreme Court on Friday afternoon after her acquittal. (Malone Mullin/CBC)WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Krysta Grimes, a St. John’s substitute teacher accused of having sex with her underage student in 2018, has been acquitted.Justice Vikas Khaladkar dismissed the sexual exploitation charge against her in Supreme Court on Friday afternoon.Reading from his decision, Khaladkar said he couldn’t accept the complainant’s credibility because of a series of “serious, significant inconsistencies” in his testimony.Grimes leapt from the dock, hugging her lawyer, Rosellen Sullivan. She dodged a question from a reporter, surrounded by family and visibly emotional as she left the courtroom.Sullivan declined to speak to reporters.Krysta Grimes was on trial for one count of sexual exploitation due to allegations from a former high school student. (Malone Mullin/CBC)Grimes, 34, was charged with one count of sexual exploitation for engaging in a sex act with a person under 18 while in a position of trust or authority.She appeared at Supreme Court in January for a brief trial, during which prosecution called only three witnesses: the police
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