00:0232-year-old Darlington Noority was accused of taking advantage of the girl after meeting her while he was a
00:10teacher at Oasis Academy Silvertown in Newham.
00:13He was accused of nine counts of rape, but was cleared of the offence by a jury after a trial
00:19at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
00:21Noority, who had asserted that they were in a loving and consensual relationship, was convicted of one count of adult
00:29abuse of position of trust by engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 16.
00:36During his evidence, Noority said there was no sexual contact while he was working at the school with the students
00:42who cannot be named for legal reasons.
00:45He claimed that after teaching her, the girl contacted him to say she was actually 18 and her parents had
00:52altered her birth certificate.
00:54The schoolgirl had told jurors that Noority had said he wanted her to carry his baby, called her his slave
01:03and told her that no one will ever love her like he did.
01:07He said that he didn't know that, as her former teacher, the relationship would be illegal and denied manipulating the
01:17girl.
01:18Noority of Bexley Heath in London had denied all charges against him.
01:24He will be sentenced on the 4th of November.
