Teaching assistant, 43, groomed 15-year-old pupil and booked hotel room to spend night with him
A SCHOOL teaching assistant booked a hotel room for her and a pupil aged 15, a court heard.
Married Lydia Beattie-Milligan, 43, had sent texts telling the lad he was amazing.
One said: “Can’t wait to see you tomorrow.xx”
She had bought new underwear and was “clearly anticipating a sexual encounter,” Liverpool crown court heard.
After she texted that she cared about him he replied that he cared about her too. “Does that mean you love me?” he asked.
She replied, “OMG I cannot stop thinking about you but I know it is wrong. You do batter my head, so maybe.”
Quizzed about this she said, “That is when I started to realise the lines were getting blurred.”
Cheryl Mottram, prosecuting, added there were messages to the boy about beer and prosecco and asked why she had not arranged to meet the boy in the hotel bar rather than a bedroom.
Beattie-Milligan replied: “I wanted to stay and get away from everything and get a good night’s sleep if I’m honest.”
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But the boy showed another teacher the texts.
The mum of two of Lydiate, Merseyside, said she had been helping the lad with anxiety issues.
She was convicted of arranging to meet a child following sexual grooming and will be sentenced in September.
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