The 32-year-old woman allegedly targeted the teenage boy over a four-month period with at least one meeting taking place at a popular viewing point overlooking the city.The defendant, who has now been suspended by the school where she taught, cannot be named for legal reasons.
She is charged with a total of seven offences, including sexual assault, sexual activity with a child and meeting a child following sexual grooming. It is also alleged that the defendant engaged in sexual touching with the boy while in a position of trust over him. Further charges involve sexual communication with the teenager, possessing an indecent photograph of him and indecent behaviour in a public place - namely the Black Mountain area of Belfast.Appearing for the first time at Belfast Magistrates' Court, the woman confirmed that she understood the charges against her."The defendant is also a complainant in relation to these proceedings," he disclosed.
Mr Harvey told the court all her computers and phones have been seized as part of the police investigation.Presiding District Judge Steven Keown adjourned the case until 29 July.