Mom who slept with teen at birthday party, cleared of crimes because she thought he was 18

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Jurors heard Abell admitted having sex with the boy at the party in July 2016 but claimed she believed he was over 18.

Prosecutor Steven Bailey said the party was held to celebrate another teenager's birthday.

He told the jury: 'The adults had a few drinks, and the defendant had more than a few drinks.

'She told the police she had had half a bottle of vodka and half a bottle of Disaronno liqueur and some shots.

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'But what she did was to have sex with [the boy] who was then 14 in two different ways, one that night at the end of the party, and one the following morning.'

The boy told police his friend left the room and then he also tried to leave but Abell asked him: 'Aren't you going to f*** me?'

In a recorded interview played to the jury, the boy said: 'I sat back on the sofa and she got on top of me.

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'That's not what this case is about. The allegation is that she did not reasonably believe he was 16 or over.

The jury took five hours to return unanimous not guilty verdicts.

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