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A jury at Birmingham Crown Court found Susan Beesley, a 39-year-old mother-of-three, guilty of three counts of indecent assault and one of child abduction during her two-year affair with a 13-year-old girl, reported ananova.com.

Prosecutor Peter Cooke said Beesley, who had previously been married but had "come out" as a lesbian, befriended the girl when her parents went on holiday leaving her with a relative.

The court had heard that Beesley and the teen had sex every other weekend while Beesley's children visited their father.

The court also heard that the woman, who has children aged 11, 13 and 15, invited the teen into her bedroom to look at a suit, then kissed her and took her to bed.

Mr Cooke said that although there was no doubt the girl was a willing participant; Beesley had manipulated her for her own ends.

Beesley, who denied that any sexual activity had taken place throughout the four-day trial, said that she believed the girl might have had a crush on her.

In adjourning sentence on Beesley for the preparation of a report, Judge Trevor Faber said: "There should be no doubt that in my view this is a serious case, abuse of a position of trust and seduction of a young girl."

The mother of the girl - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - began to suspect what was going on early in 1999 when she heard her daughter whispering into a mobile late at night. Beesley was arrested after the teenager confessed to the affair.

Judge Trevor Faber said: "There should be no doubt in her mind that I regard this as a serious case - the abuse of a position of trust and seduction of a young girl."

The judge granted Beesley bail and ordered that she be put on the sex offenders' register while sentencing was adjourned for reports.