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the following story appears to be a re-run of the famous THE GREENHAT SWORDSMAN adventure.....

Hubby forgives wife

The husband of the woman who became the first woman to be jailed for having sex with an underaged boy will not ask for a divorce. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
THE husband of the woman who became the first woman to be jailed for having sex with an underaged boy will not ask for a divorce.

'He told me he will not divorce his wife no matter what,' the man's mother told The New Paper. 'He is supporting her throughout this ordeal.'

The man's wife, 32, a former primary school teacher, was jailed 10 months on Monday for having sex with her student six times - twice at her flat and four times at a chalet.

Her husband did not show up in court on Monday and was also a no-show at her previous court appearances. But his mother, who is in her 60s, said he was supportive of his wife and had even driven her to court earlier on Monday morning.

'As his mother, I know he's heartbroken that his wife betrayed him. But he didn't show his sadness or cry in front of me. He is being very strong.'

She said that her daughter-in-law, whom she described as a quiet person, apologised to her after confessing to her son about the affair. 'My son had already forgiven her, so we did too,' she told the TNP.

The man's mother added her son was determined to keep the family together and not let the matter affect his work.

'He is working even harder now that they've become a single-income family and he has to continue paying their housing loan,' she said.

As the woman left for court on Monday, she bade her children farewell, the mother-in-law said. 'She didn't cry because if her children see her crying, they will cry too.' The family intends to tell the children that their mother has gone overseas to work.

'What happened was shameful but she is facing up to the consequences of her mistake,' the mother-in-law said.