The woman teacher has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Juvenile Justice Act.
A 40-year-old woman teacher from a prominent school in Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student, said police. The Mumbai Police has arrested the teacher under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The police said that the English language teacher, who is married, proposed to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student studying in Class 11th. According to the minor’s statement, when the student initially refused to accept the female teacher’s proposal, the female teacher convinced the boy through one of her friends. The friend encouraged the boy to accept the illegal relationship, saying that affairs between older women and teenage boys had become quite common nowadays.
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