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Teacher tells of schoolboy affair [Australia]
thesundaymail ^ | 20nov05 | CARLY CRAWFORD

Posted on 11/20/2005 3:45:50 PM PST by ncountylee

TEACHER Karen Ellis denies she is a pedophile, despite being jailed for sleeping with a boy young enough to be her son.

And her lover Benjamin Dunbar, who was 15 when their affair started, insists he instigated their relationship.

In an interview to air tonight on 60 Minutes, the former Melbourne physical education teacher, 38, described the past two years as a "nightmare".

"I did come out (of prison) a pedophile," she said. "I don't think I am but the law says I am."

Ellis was released from a Victorian prison this month after serving six months.

She had pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16.

In 2003, Ellis had a sexual relationship with Dunbar, one of her students.

She was married at the time and is the same age as Dunbar's mother.

Ellis, whose marriage broke down after the scandal broke, defended the affair.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesundaymail.news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: denial; epidemic; melbourne; mrsrobinson; sexeducation; student; teacher
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1 posted on 11/20/2005 3:45:51 PM PST by ncountylee
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2 posted on 11/20/2005 3:49:13 PM PST by Maceman (Fake but accurate -- and now double-sourced)
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To: Maceman
Mrs. Robinson? That's a relatively complimentary photo of her.


3 posted on 11/20/2005 3:50:52 PM PST by jdm
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"I don't think I am, but the law says I am."

Denial isn't a river in Egypt, Karen.

4 posted on 11/20/2005 3:52:18 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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Goodness, doesn't anyone just study for their finals anymore?


5 posted on 11/20/2005 3:52:29 PM PST by Qwertrew (If you're new to the internet, CLICK HERE.)
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To: ncountylee
She had pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16.

Uh, who penetrated who?

6 posted on 11/20/2005 3:53:09 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Eternity? Smoking or nonsmoking?)
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To: ncountylee

I continue to be amazed at the volume of female teachers being outed for committing sex crimes with young male students.


7 posted on 11/20/2005 3:55:58 PM PST by DoughtyOne (MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
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Melbourne physical education teacher

Apparently, she gives homework.

8 posted on 11/20/2005 3:56:34 PM PST by JennysCool (Non-Y2K-Compliant)
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Apparently, being a physical education teacher, she made the young student keep doing those push ups until he got it right.


9 posted on 11/20/2005 4:00:13 PM PST by finnigan2
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Apparently, she gives homework...Apparently, being a physical education teacher, she made the young student keep doing those push ups until he got it right.

She had to made sure he was fit....nevermind. :D

10 posted on 11/20/2005 4:06:36 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
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To: DoughtyOne
...the volume of female teachers being outed for committing sex crimes with young male students.

..school wasn't like this, when I was young...USNEA/DNC/ACLU strikes again. :P

11 posted on 11/20/2005 4:10:21 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
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Someone sure struck. LOL


12 posted on 11/20/2005 4:15:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
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To: isthisnickcool

Maybe a replay of the Clinton-Lewinsky encounter of 7 January 1996.


13 posted on 11/20/2005 4:17:25 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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Denial isn't a river in Egypt, Karen.

Lol! Very funny!

14 posted on 11/20/2005 4:19:11 PM PST by rawhide
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To: DoughtyOne

Though I don't agree with what she did, the vast majority of young men are introduced to sex by an older female. That's life.


15 posted on 11/20/2005 4:20:00 PM PST by Clock King ("How will it end?" - Emperor; "In Fire." - Kosh)
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I'm not sure about that. I think most males are introduced to sex during trial and error with their first few willing dates. That's not saying that a number of them don't have first experiences with older women.


16 posted on 11/20/2005 4:25:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
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I think most males are introduced to sex during trial and error with their first few willing dates.

In the words of Simon & Garfunkel - "She was brown and I was pretty green".

17 posted on 11/20/2005 4:33:07 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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Maybe they played with cigars like Clinton? I think 16 is now "legal age" in Australia. They should've just waited.


18 posted on 11/20/2005 4:33:55 PM PST by newzjunkey (CA: Signature deadline coming! HELP Enforce Our Border: http://www.CalBorderPolice.com/)
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To: Maceman

Why are all female pedophiles hot blondes?


19 posted on 11/20/2005 4:34:35 PM PST by Seamoth
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To: Mike Darancette

Heh heh heh...

Pretty green alright...


20 posted on 11/20/2005 4:49:23 PM PST by DoughtyOne (MSM: Public support for war waining. 403/3 House vote against pullout vaporizes another lie.)
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