A mum who had sex with a
14-year-old boy against a bath then posed for naked pictures has been cleared
of abusing him. Amanda Lockhart, 46, sobbed and
said ‘thank you’ to jurors at the Old Bailey as she was found not guilty of
engaging a child in sexual activity today.
The teenager the court Lockhart, who is
5ft tall, might “beat him up” if he refused.
5ft tall, might “beat him up” if he refused.
Lockhart admitted having sex with
him in a bathroom, but said she had jumped on him after showing her a passport
which suggested he was 17. Continue…
him in a bathroom, but said she had jumped on him after showing her a passport
which suggested he was 17. Continue…
The jury of eight men and four
women rejected the boy’s account after deliberating for nearly six hours.
women rejected the boy’s account after deliberating for nearly six hours.
During the trial, the boy claimed
Lockhart made him touch her legs while they were alone together in a car in
December 2013.
Lockhart made him touch her legs while they were alone together in a car in
December 2013.
Then on January 20 last year, he
claimed Lockhart got him on his own and molested him.
claimed Lockhart got him on his own and molested him.
The boy told the court: “I
was scared of her. I didn’t know what she was going to do to me.”
was scared of her. I didn’t know what she was going to do to me.”
It was also claimed Lockhart had
cornered the boy on January 22 when he was alone in a bedroom and gave him oral
sex.
cornered the boy on January 22 when he was alone in a bedroom and gave him oral
sex.
The next day, on January 23 last
year, Lockhart had sex with the boy in a bathroom.
year, Lockhart had sex with the boy in a bathroom.
She told the court she was in a
kitchen when he came in and started kissing her.
kitchen when he came in and started kissing her.
Lockhart said when she told him to
stop and that he was “just a boy” he went upstairs and got his
passport.
stop and that he was “just a boy” he went upstairs and got his
passport.
“The date of birth looked
like June 1996. I thought he was 17,” she told jurors.
like June 1996. I thought he was 17,” she told jurors.
“He grabbed me. He started
shoving his hands down my top. With one hand he already taken my bra off.
shoving his hands down my top. With one hand he already taken my bra off.
“He started squeezing me so
hard I yelped.”
hard I yelped.”
Lockhart claimed the boy said
“Please, please come to the bathroom” and led her upstairs.
“Please, please come to the bathroom” and led her upstairs.
She continued: “He pulled my
top off and started telling me to get undressed. He took off all his
clothes.”
top off and started telling me to get undressed. He took off all his
clothes.”
Lockhart said when they were naked
in the bathroom he took three pictures of her.
in the bathroom he took three pictures of her.
“If he was underage and I
knew that, it was hardly likely I was going to give him photos. It would be a
bit mental,” she said.
knew that, it was hardly likely I was going to give him photos. It would be a
bit mental,” she said.
She said they had sex with her
leaning up against the bath.
leaning up against the bath.
“He started doing it with me
and that was it. I never threatened him. I was always really nice to him,”
she said tearfully on the witness stand.
and that was it. I never threatened him. I was always really nice to him,”
she said tearfully on the witness stand.
Lockhart, of Croydon, South
London, was cleared of five charges of engaging in sexual activity in a child.
London, was cleared of five charges of engaging in sexual activity in a child.
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