A Durham Region elementary school teacher accused in 2018 of sexually assaulting a child was surrounded by joyous supporters after learning the criminal charges against her were being withdrawn.

A large group of supporters smiled, posed for pictures and broke into song outside the Oshawa courthouse Friday after Krystal Wilson-Clunis’s appearance in Superior Court.

During the hearing prosecutor Paul Murray requested the charges against Wilson be withdrawn, telling a judge that a review of the case indicated no reasonable prospect of conviction if the matter proceeded to trial, according to court records.

Wilson-Clunis referred questions to her lawyer, Daniel Brown. Brown did not respond to requests for comment.

Wilson-Clunis was 31 in October 2018 when Durham police announced she’d been charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference. Police said the charges arose from allegations that a 10-year-old boy had been assaulted by an adult at Da Vinci Public School in Ajax during the 2017-2018 school year.

Following the withdrawal of the charges, Wilson-Clunis quietly beamed as she was surrounded by supporters, many of whom wore or carried T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan Justice for Ms C. Video posted to social media showed her wiping away tears while accepting hugs from well-wishers.

“On Oct. 11, 2018, Krystal Wilson-Clunis was accused of (a) crime that would be disturbing to anybody,” read a post on Twitter. “Due to a publication ban the details of the allegation, no matter how illogical and unsubstantiated, were kept from the public.

“We spoke the truth from day one,” the post reads.

Another post, featuring a photo of a smiling Wilson-Clunis, says simply, “Vindicated.”