Judge: Girl groomed teacher into having sex

The schoolgirl accused by a judge of “grooming” a religious studies teacher into having sex has said she regrets the trial more than the affair.

Stuart Kerner, 44, from Aylesford, Kent, was handed a suspended 18-month term by Judge Joanna Greenberg, sitting at Inner London Crown Court, who said it was clear his victim, 16, was “obsessed” with him.

But the teenager told The Sun the judge’s comments were like being “kicked in the stomach” and insisted he had pursued her.