A former high school teacher accused of sexually exploiting a student will have to wait a little while longer to learn her fate.

Justice Valmont Beaulieu was supposed to render his verdict in the Tania Pontbriand trial on Monday, but has instead delayed his decision until Jan. 23, 2014.

The former Phys. Ed. teacher with the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board was charged in 2008, six years after allegedy beginning a sexual relationship with a then 15-year-old boy.

She was arrested in 2008 after the boy, now in his mid-twenties, went to police and accused the woman of seducing him.

Pontbriand is charged with sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for an alleged sexual relationship that took place when she was 32.

The trial has often been subject to some lengthy delays.

Her trial was originally scheduled to start in 2010, but only began in 2011 and was then delayed for a year while one judge recused himself and Justice Beaulieu took over. Closing arguments were made in March 2013, 19 months after the trial began.

Justice Beauleu was originally supposed to deliver his verdict in the summer, but said at that time he was not yet ready to make a decision in the case.