<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teacher is likely to be jailed for having sex with a 17-year-old student at a school while she was meant to be teaching, a court has been told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Monique Nguyen wore a face mask and kept her head bowed as she hurried in and out of Parramatta District Court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to sexual intercourse with a person between 17 and 18 years old under care and using a carriage service to solicit child abuse material.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/yarra-city-council-mayor-stephen-jolly-makes-wild-admissions-melbourne-victoria/41e02e5f-4eff-48b7-96da-d9ff805db588" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'I've done things': Mayor admits inappropriate comments in interview about alleged assault</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was supposed to be teaching the student when she had sex with him at a NSW school, crown prosecutor Sarah Beaumont told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She pushed for Nguyen to be taken into custody, emphasising that students and parents are entitled to expect that trusted educators won't abuse their position.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The offender exploited a special relationship," Ms Beaumont said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/teachers-tears-after-sexually-assaulting-student-nsw-monique-nguyen/37092d6d-8c76-4f3e-812a-9068b4e0cba8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>JUST IN:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/teen-arrested-after-allegedly-firing-air-gun-at-another-student-in-sydneys-east/e0195963-acd0-451b-8343-5490a9f15d93" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Teen arrested after allegedly firing air gun at another student at Sydney school</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A sentence of imprisonment was the only appropriate sentence for the offences and the breach of trust they involved, she told the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Nguyen's lawyer argued the 30-year-old needs to be on bail to attend appointments for her mental health, which would be adversely impacted by a stint behind bars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She has engaged in meaningful mental health treatment programs and made significant progress since being charged with the offences, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Judge Anthony Colefax noted that progress would be halted if the teacher was taken into custody while awaiting sentencing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/clayton-melbourne-teen-arrested-after-woman-stabbed-on-her-way-to-work/f533f604-7008-4e8f-9a39-896572ad58c9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Teen arrested after woman, 25, stabbed inside shopping centre on her way to work</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He declined to grant the detention application, finding it was likely but not realistically inevitable that she would receive a full time jail term.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nguyen also admitted to nine counts of sexually touching a person between 17 and 18 years old under special care, which will be taken into consideration when she is sentenced at a later date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the detention application was denied, the teacher - who wiped away tears throughout the proceedings - cried and embraced her family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at </span></strong><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>