A teacher who fled to France with a 15-year-old pupil and spent a week on the run has admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child.
Jeremy Forrest, who was convicted by a jury of abducting the schoolgirl, pleaded guilty to the additional charges as he returned to Lewes Court Court.
He insists he still loves the youngster, who broke down in tears and told him she was "sorry" as jurors returned their verdict on Thursday.
The 30-year-old, of Petts Wood, London, had sex with the teenager shortly after her 15th birthday.
Rumours of their relationship surfaced in February last year, when the pair were spotted holding hands during a flight on a school trip to Los Angeles.
The girl, now 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted having a crush on Forrest, who taught at Bishop Bell Church of England School in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
They exchanged flirty text messages, tweets and photographs but denied any wrongdoing when pressed by the school.
Fearing their relationship was about to be exposed when police were alerted last September, Forrest abducted the youngster and took her on a cross-Channel ferry to France, where they spent a week on the run.
The couple dyed their hair, assumed false names and dropped a mobile phone into the English Channel in an effort to avoid being caught, but were tracked down after a Europe-wide search.
During his trial, the prosecution labelled 30-year-old Forrest a "paedophile" and said he "groomed" the vulnerable teenager.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Ling, of Sussex Police, said: "As a teacher, Jeremy Forrest was in a position of responsibility, authority and trust over the children in his care, which included this young, vulnerable victim.
"He grossly abused the trust placed in him and his actions caused distress and anxiety amongst parents, family members and the school community."
A spokesman for Bishop Bell School said the staff "only had very limited anecdotal hearsay and no evidence of relationship" when concerns were first raised.
He said that before Forrest fled the country, the school had intended to remove him from the classroom while an internal investigation into possible professional misconduct was carried out.
The spokesman said staff remained "deeply shocked by the actions of Mr Forrest and his betrayal of the trust that was placed in him".
"It is important that the strongest possible message is sent to all who work with children that they hold a position of responsibility and trust for the lives, and wellbeing, of those in their care," he said.
"We take our responsibility extremely seriously and our safeguarding policies and procedures are robust.
"However, we are determined to implement any learning from these events to ensure that all pupils at the school are as safe as they possibly could be."
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