GETTY / PH A school sports chief has been jailed after romping with a pupil half her age

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Elizabeth Dillett, 32, had sex twice with the 16-year-old - once at school. And then she begged his parents not to report her when they found out. Texts sent to the boy's dad said she would "do anything to keep her name out of the public”. The blonde, branded a paedophile by the teen's mum, first had intercourse with him in February (this year) at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, court files said.

They bonked again the following month at St. Peter Immanuel Lutheran School, where Dillett was the athletic director and volleyball coach. The lad used condoms which Dillett gave him for each session, he told cops. Dillett, who also taught at a kindergarten, admitted two charges of sexually assaulting the student. Six other sex charges were dismissed in a plea deal.

PH Elizabeth Dillett begged his parents not to report her when they found out

Dillett, a close friend of the boy's family, was put on paid leave after the scandal broke in April. The school offered counselling to the victim, his family as well as all other students and staff. Spokesman Mike Wolf described Dillett at the time as "a fantastic teacher”. But the boy's mum called Dillett a paedophile who stole her son's innocence.

She told a court yesterday that Dillett cried on her bed as she first denied the allegations. The mother had begun a job with child protective services, and was working long and varied hours. So she let Dillett help watch her kids because their dad was in prison at the time. The mother wrote in a letter to the court: "While I was out protecting other children, I was not protecting my own."

Her son had been so convinced the relationship was appropriate, that he honestly believed the whole matter would go away if he said he had raped Dillett, she added. The boy's father, who read the letter to Judge Joseph Donald, said Dillett begged the parents not to report her when she finally admitted her crime. She "was more concerned about her job than my son”.

Dillet's lawyer John Schiro, said she committed herself totally to her career, but lacked maturity. She let her herself get too close to the boy's family, but never initially set out to seduce the boy, he said. Prosecutors said Dillett was manipulative and salacious texts found on the boy's phone left no doubt about the sexual nature of her interests.

GETTY Dillett, who also taught at a kindergarten, admitted two charges of sexually assaulting the student

Dillet shook as she was jailed for two years with three years of supervision after her release. She must also register as a sex offender. Judge Donald told her: "I am certain that you were well aware of where it was and how dangerous this was. How irresponsible this was." Dillet's status as a teacher required a prison term despite her good works, support and remorse.