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Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield Publishing date: May 31, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Alyssa Tungul, a one-time Edmonton Catholic junior high teacher, is accused of sexually assaulting a student in 2016. During her trial, she claimed the student, who was under the age of 16 at the time, sexually assaulted and blackmailed her. Credit: Court exhibit Article content Warning: this story contains details some readers may find disturbing.  In one version of the story, the teacher is a sexual abuser who took advantage of a young student. We apologize, but thi...

Closing arguments were heard Monday in the Alyssa Tungul sexual assault case. Tungul, 30 is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student in 2016. She also faces one count of unlawful touching.

Tungul's version is dramatically different. The suspended music teacher said she began to communicate with David on Snapchat after he finished grade nine and was no longer her student.  One day, David called to ask if they could talk, she said.  "He seemed very troubled and wanted to seek advice or talk about things," Tungul said. "Get some things off his chest."  She took David to her cousin's house for privacy. Her sister and cousin were upstairs; she went with David downstairs to a family room couch.  "He was talking about his home life. How difficult it is, how he doesn't want to be ...