Jeremy Forrest was convicted of "abducting" his pupil, who wept as she heard the verdict. Evidently they still love each other, and this is a typical legal lie.

I am glad for her that she has tried to help his case, because even though she failed to save him from conviction, she will know she did the right thing, and will not have to feel guilty.

From the information published, it appears that Forrest is not good at relationships, and doesn't have as good judgment as most adults. A teenager of 16 may not know her mind either. If these two were let alone, I would be surprised if their relationship were to last a year. It would probably have ended by now — and that would have been a much better outcome, for both of them, than what the court has done.

But that failure is not a certainty. Their relationship might last despite the adverse circumstances, or even because of them.