Thursday November 11, 01:30 PM
Boy insists he's no victim
A Melbourne teenager whose former teacher escaped jail over their sexual relationship says he has failed to reconcile with his mother over the affair.
Former teacher Karen Louise Ellis, 37, on Wednesday was given a 22-month jail sentence, wholly suspended, after pleading guilty to six counts of sexual penetration with a child under 16.
The charges relate to a six-week sexual relationship with the boy who was aged 15 at the time of the offences last year.
His mother reported the relationship to his school and to the police.
The boy, a Year 10 student at the time, has since left school, is estranged from his mother and lives with his grandparents.
The boy, now 16, told radio station 3AW on Thursday that he last spoke to his mother "a couple of months ago" and tried to make peace with her.
"I've asked to move back home and she said no ... so there's not much more I can do, mate. It's not my decision," he said.
Ellis was not solely responsible for the affair, the boy said.
"Everyone's saying I've got no brains and can't think for myself," he said.
"You're saying I was seduced and I've got no mind of my own and I didn't know what I was doing. That's totally wrong, mate ...
"Of course she had a responsibility and she's done the wrong thing, but it takes two to tango ...
"She's made one mistake that everyone's going to jump all over."
The boy criticised media reports that Ellis had bombarded him with 499 text messages, saying he reciprocated.
"It goes both ways, mate, but they didn't print that, did they?" the boy said.
The boy said he remained unaffected by the affair.
"Obviously it (the affair) was against the law, but I'm telling you I'm not affected by it, and I wasn't seduced," he said.
"I got along fine for the past year and I'll get along fine for the rest of my life."
