paul shorter had a series of liaisons with the schoolgirl , who he was a teacher at convicted sex offender max clifford 's -lrb- right -rrb- former school in hersham , surrey .
guildford crown court heard the 31-year-old kissed the teenager after class and also groped her in his car .
but that one the instances in question , which took place between december 13 , 2013 and january 19 last year , there was ` ostensible consent .