Drama teacher charged with having sex with schoolboy she met while directing production of hit musical

Kelly Burgess, from Newport, south Wales, faces four allegations

26-year-old has been suspended from her post at the school

She is due to appear in court next month to answer charges







A drama teacher has been charged with a series of sexual offences against a teenage boy.

Kelly Burgess, from Newport, south Wales, faces four allegations of sexual activity with a boy aged between 13 and 17.

The 26-year-old has been suspended from her post at a school in North Somerset and is due to appear in court next month.

Kelly Ann-Marie Burgess, 26, a drama teacher who has been charged with a series of sex offences on a teenage boy

She will face four charges of adult abuse of a position of trust - sexual activity with a boy between 13 and 17 years.

The alleged incidents cover a period between January and late August last year.

The teacher is believed to have got to know the boy after coordinating the school's successful production of a hit musical. It was staged in front of 600 parents, staff and friends of the school.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: 'Kelly Ann-Marie Burgess, aged 26, of Newport, has been charged with four sexual offences against a teenager.

'The incidents happened between January 1, 2013, and August 28, 2013. She is due to appear at North Somerset Magistrates' Court at Worle on March 17.

'She has been charged with four counts of adult abuse of position of trust - sexual activity with a boy between 13 and 17 years.'

The 26-year-old has been suspended from her post at the school in North Somerset and is due to appear in court next month The teacher is believed to have got to know the boy after coordinating the school's successful production of a hit musical Burgess will face four charges of adult abuse of a position of trust - sexual activity with a boy between 13 and 17 years

A spokesman for North Somerset council confirmed a teacher had been suspended from their post while the allegations were investigated.

The spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a member of staff at a North Somerset school has been suspended.