Detox Afghan-style: Pictures of drug addicts chained up at shrine for 40 DAYS in bid to cure them

Mohammed Ali, 36, and Nabiullah Safi, 23, both drug addicts, are chained to a wall during his 40-day incarceration at the Mia Ali Baba shrine in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Chained to the wall with both arms and legs shackled tightly and just a meagre portion of bread for sustenance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that these men were incarcerated for some heinous criminal act.

But these men aren't criminals, this is actually rehab Afghanistan style.

The men pictured imprisoned in squalid conditions are there in a bid to cure mental illness, drug addiction, or are there because they are suspected of being possessed by evil spirits.It is believed that a 40-day incarceration at the Mia Ali Baba shrine in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, locked in chains and maintaining a strict diet of bread and water will rid these men of their demons.

With little access to even the most basic health care for many Afghanistans due to poverty, frustrated families are turning to places like the 300-year-old shrine in a desperate bid to cure their loved ones.But the prescription is a stark one and a far cry from the facilities that westerners suffering similar ailments benefit from.

Nabiullah Safi

With the government estimating that some 60 per cent of Afghans suffer from psychological disorders coupled with the lack of state care, it's little wonder that so many people have nowhere else to turn.

Among those imprisoned at the shrine are 36-year-old Mohammed Ali and Nabiullah Safi, 23, both drug addicts who are there to be cured.

Mohammed Sadeq, 40, says he has no idea what is wrong with him, only that he has wild mood swings.

He says that the children in his village would call him 'crazy man' and throw stones at him.'

The men are all kept in small rooms without windows and only allowed to wash their hands and faceTalking is strictly prohibited.

Shafi, 38, is another drug addict. The men are only able to wash their face and hands while at the shrine and talking is prohibited

Although the shrine is considered holy, conditions there are anything but, with the men forced to live alongside puddles of their own waste.

The only time the men can go outside, go to a proper toilet or pray is if one of the keepers deems that their health is improving.

The keepers of the shrine have been accepting the mentally ill here for some 300 years but naturally the shrines are frowned upon by health care professionals who say they are ineffective.They say that they merely prey on those suffering in abject poverty who can't afford medical treatment.

Amanullah , 20, has been prescribed a strict diet of water, bread and black pepper to cure his drug addiction

But the keepers say that they are merely upholding the tradition set by Ali Baba, the historic figure that the shrine is named after.

He is said to have looked after the mentally ill when they were shunned by all others.

One of the shrine's current guardians claims to have seen hundreds of people admitted there cured by the time they leave.

Mia Subadar said: 'This is an obligation for my family but it's also an honour.'

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Feminist protesters strip off in Tunisia in support of local girl who Muslim leaders demanded should be stoned to death for posing topless on FACEBOOK (VIDEO)

Three feminist activists have been arrested for holding a topless demonstration outside a court today in protest against the jailing of a Tunisian member of Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN.

FEMEN activist Amina Tyler, 19, was arrested at another protest against Islam's treatment of women earlier this month after she sparked outrage across Tunisia by posting topless pictures of herself online. 

Amina Tyler, 19, caused outrage in her native Tunisia last week when she posted topless photos of herself on her Facebook page in a protest over women's rights

A Muslim preacher called for the student to be stoned after the pictures, showing Tyler with the words: 'My body belongs to me' written across her bare chest in Arabic, were uploaded to Facebook.

Salafist preacher Adel Almi (pictured) called for Amina to be 'quarantined' and stoned to death after comparing her to someone with a contagious illness

She was later taken into hiding by her family after conservative preachers issued death threats against her. 

The 19-year-old said last month she wanted to do one last topless protest before she left the country to study journalism in France and was arrested May 19 in the religious center of Kairouan where an ultraconservative Muslim group had hoped to hold a conference before it was banned by police.

Tyler was charged with carrying a dangerous object, apparently a canister of pepper spray, and will appear before a judge tomorrow

Her supporters, three foreign activists, today disrobed in front of the Justice Ministry to protest against the court case. 

The trio, one German and two French, approached the entrance to the ministry wearing coats which they took off, revealing naked torsos scrawled with 'Breasts Feed Revolution'.

Wearing just jean shorts, the women chanted in English 'Free Amina' and 'Women's spring is coming' as people in the crowd attempted to cover them.

The three women, two French and the other German, shouted: 'Free Amina,' outside the court before they were arrested

The women then climbed up on the gates of the Justice Ministry until police pulled them down and hustled them shouting into the building as an angry crowd, many of them lawyers there for work, gathered. 

'This is against our religion,' said Fatima Zahaouadi, a young woman wearing the black robes of a lawyer but without a conservative headscarf. 

Speaking ahead of the demonstration, one of the FEMEN activists called Inna said they were protesting against the treatment of women in Arab countries

'For these women to take off their clothes as part of freedom of expression is against our religion and the traditions of Arab-Muslim Tunisian society.'

The crowd surrounded the area where the women were being held and when the activists were transferred to a nearby building the crowed surged forward before being fended off by police. 

'The Ministry of Justice is not a house of ill repute,' said Fawzia Dridi, an angry bystander. 

The crowd also attacked journalists attempting to cover the event as well as lawyers who tried to protect the reporters. Police took several journalists into custody to take statements from them as witnesses before releasing them. 

Tunisia's prosecutor's office later announced the women had been taken to main police station for questioning before being charged, and their embassies have been informed. The French consul visited the women and said they were in good spirits. 

Lawyers said they could be charged with an attack on public morals or threatening public order, offenses which could carry up to a year in prison. 

Tunisian security arrest one of three Femen activists who were holding a topless protest in front of the Ministry of Justice, in Tunisia, against the arrest of fellow activist Amina Tyler earlier this month

A member of FEMEN who identified herself as Inna told The Associated Press that the activists were protesting the treatment of women in the Arab world. 

'We are attacking the Ministry of Justice one day before the trial for Tunisian FEMEN prisoner Amina to demand to let Amina free and to give up Islamists tradition judging women's liberation,' she wrote. 

'FEMEN is planning first topless action in Arab country as a sign of a big changes ... Femen is announcing the women's spring that (is) starting in Tunisia.' 

Though it has the reputation as one of the most progressive countries in the Middle East for women's rights, overwhelmingly Muslim Tunisia is still a relatively conservative society and there has been a rise of piety since the overthrow of the secular dictatorship in 2011. 

FEMEN, which has carried out semi-nude protests in Europe, has only recently started focusing on the Middle East, especially after Tyler's actions. 

Middle East feminists, however, have largely condemned their approach saying their tactics are foreign to the largely conservative region and risk provoking backlash against women and real concerns like achieving equality. 

The protests come during a particularly delicate period for Tunisia, where decades of progressive legislation are being challenged by a rising trend of conservatism and there is a struggle over the identity of this North African nation of 10 million. 

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Deaf and dumb bus driver arrested while at work on BRT lane in Lagos, Nigeria

Sunday Ogunola: Deaf and dumb BRT bus driver

A 33-year-old deaf and dumb commercial driver, Sunday Ogunola was arrested by officials of the Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit with passengers in his bus who were
unaware that he was deaf and dumb.

DailyPost gathered that Ogunola, who was driving a Volkswagen Faragon bus popularly called “danfo” painted in Lagos state’s colour with registration, XW 724 EKY, was apprehended for violating a restricting law that prevents both private and commercial vehicles from plying the reserved BRT lane.

The culprit, who is also married to a deaf and dumb expectant mother of two claimed he had been driving since 1999.

It was while questioning him, that it was discovered that he was handicapped and could only communicate through writing.

He said he normally plies the Ajah-Lekki-CMS-Eko Hotel route and that he had once been arrested on BRT lane in the past and was let off the hook after he pleaded.

Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman said he was shocked that the driver could not hear or speak when asked questions, saying that he constituted serious danger to life and the safety of passengers.

He lamented that despite his predicament, he drove on the BRT lane, which was why he was arrested initially, adding that he has been driving for a long time.

“When we asked him questions, he couldn’t reply us. He cannot even hear or speak, but he can write. We don’t expect him to be driving other people. He cannot even come up with a valid driver’s licence.

“He is liable for his action. He was arrested with passengers in his bus on BRT lane. We are going to look for the owner of the vehicle and charge him to court. We are holding him back here so that we can get the owner of the bus,” Sulaiman said.

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Nigerian grandfather caught selling human head for 1,000 naira

Mr Segun Kayode

A grandfather and former employee of Epe Area cemetery in Lagos State, Mr Segun Kayode, was arrested by men of Lagos State Police Command for allegedly exhuming and selling human parts at his residence.

The suspect was arrested following a report by a resident and had disclosed that his poor and jobless state were responsible for his act.

According to the police, the suspect, who had worked at a cemetery in Epe area of the state, was arrested with a human skull.

Police source told reporters that the suspect sell human parts for a living, adding that he had become notorious in the area for selling human parts.

It was learnt that the suspect was arrested following a report by a resident who saw him displaying a skull for sale.

The culprit who could not give his exact age said, “I live at 2,Tungbehin Street, Epe. I have two children and I am a grandfather. I have always been poor all my life because I had no formal or informal education. I used to be a fisherman, but when there were no more fishes in riversaround my area, I became a gardener at Epe Local Government Secretariat.“About four years ago, the LG said they no longer need my services, so I started trimming grass at a cemetery in the area.”

The suspect, who did not deny the allegations, said there was nothing wrong in selling dead people’s parts since the dead never used them.

He said one day, while he was clearing weeds in the cemetery, he noticed a human skull which had been dug up.

He said, “Most times, when a corpse is not buried with a coffin, the possibility of the corpse resurfacing is very high. So, what workers at the cemetery do is to gather some of the corpses and burn them instead of burying them again.

“I realized that this was not the smart thing to do since it would be better to make money from it. The families of these dead people never cared about them once they are buried and weeds take over the cemetery.”

The suspect said he had sold only two corpses, while he had on numerous occasions given them out for free.

Sarcastically he said, “I have sold only two human heads. I sold the first one for N1, 000 while I sold the second one for N1, 500. Last week, a resident approached me saying a herbalist needed the head, so I got a decomposed head, for him, washed it and put it on the fence to dry.

“A resident saw me and raised the alarm and that was how I was arrested.”

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Pedophile who 'murdered elderly couple and raped two-year-old girl' had been released from prison few HOURS earlier

Jerry Active

A man charged with murdering an elderly couple and sexually assaulting their two year old grandchild had been released from prison just hours earlier after serving time for a similar attack.

Jerry Active, 24, broke in to the house where Touch Chea, 71, and his wife, Sorn Sreap, 73, were babysitting their granddaughter and allegedly beat the couple to death and raped the little girl.

The toddler's parents returned to their home in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday night to find Active naked in their bedroom with the two-year-old.

A few hours earlier Active had been released on probation after serving part of a seven-year sentence for a similar crime committed in 2009.

Active broke into a house and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old while her parents were asleep, before attacking three members of the family.

The 24-year-old was convicted for the attack in Dillingham, Alaska, after a guilty plea but it has not been made clear why Active was allowed on probation. 

He was first released on the case on October 2, 2011, but violated probation and was sent back to prison two days later, according to records.

Since then, he has been in and out of prison after committing other probation violations.

Victims Mr Chea and Ms Sreap both suffered significant blunt force injuries, and police said both Sreap and the toddler were raped.

Officers arrested Active as he fled the east Anchorage homicide scene wearing just his boxer shorts.

The registered sex offender has been charged with first and second-degree murder, sexual assault and burglary, with bail set at $1.5 million.

Police said the younger couple, who are in their twenties, went to a movie on Saturday night with their son and left the two-year-old in the care of Chea and Sreap.

They returned shortly before 8pm and found the door locked from the inside by the chain, but were able to spot the body of one of their grandparents from outside.

The father told police he forced his way in through a window and found the bodies of Chea and Sreap before  discovering a naked man in the bedroom with their daughter.

The mother called police and dispatchers said they heard screaming over the phone as the woman, who is pregnant, reported that a man had broken into her home and killed 73-year-old Ms Sreap.

The couple tried to apprehend Active but he was able to get away after a short struggle, Police Sergeant Slawomir Markiewicz said. 

Officers found Active about a block away wearing nothing but his boxers.

'He did offer some resistance but he was arrested,' Markiewicz said.

The suspect apparently entered the apartment through a window, Markiewicz said.

The two-year-old was taken to hospital for a forensic physical examination, and it was discovered that she had also been physically assaulted. 

She was taken to a hospital where she underwent surgery for her injuries.

Investigators were affected by the brutality and the ages of the victims, police department spokeswoman Anita Shell said.

'They said this was the worst thing they had ever seen in their lives, and these are seasoned detectives,' Shell said.

Police Sergeant Markiewicz said that there are no indications that the victims were connected to the suspect.

'It doesn't appear that he knew them,' he said. 'It looks like a totally random act.'

The victims were part of an extended family that lived in a ground-floor, east Anchorage apartment with their granddaughter and her husband, who are the parents of the toddler and her four-year-old brother.

The younger couple's 90-year-old great-grandmother also lives in the apartment and was at home during the incident.

Markiewicz said the case is unusual.

'It's certainly very rare to see this kind of violence - a complete stranger, sexually assaulting and murdering someone,' he said.

The bodies of Sreap and Chea were taken to the state medical examiner's office for autopsies.

Names of the toddler and her parents were withheld.

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Drunken driver 'was having SEX while driving and caused a crash that sent his naked lover flying out of the SUV'

Luis Briones, 25, was found hiding behind a cactus with one shoe on and his shorts on inside-out after he crashed his SUV while having sex with a woman in the driver's seat

A New Mexico man faces multiple charges after police say he was having sex with a woman while driving drunk and crashed, ejecting his naked paramour from the vehicle.

The driver, 25-year-old Luis Briones, was found with one shoe on and his shorts on inside-out Monday night after he wrecked his Ford Explorer in Albuquerque.

Police say Briones' female passenger, who has not been named, was found without any clothes on lying on the pavement after being thrown from the SUV. She was taken to an area hospital in stable condition to be treated for deep cuts to her face and head.

Authorities allege Briones tried to drive away after the crash and leave his passenger behind, but a witness grabbed his keys from the ignition.

The 25-year-old also allegedly tried to hide from responding officers behind a cactus, The Albuquerque Journal reported.

Briones is now facing nine charges, including aggravated DWI, reckless driving and evading police.

It all started when Briones was spotted allegedly having intercourse while driving east on a busy Albuquerque street with a naked woman planted in his lap.

The 25-year-old driver ran a red light in the 2600 block of Pennsylvania Northeast and slammed into a westbound car, according to police.

According to police, the 25-year-old suspect tried to take off from the scene of the accident, but a man who witnessed the bizarre incident knocked on his window and forced him to come out.

The Good Samaritan told the local channel KOAT that he then went to check on the injured woman, who was lying completely exposed on the ground with her arm over her bruised face.

The woman is expected to recover. She will not be facing any charges.

When police arrived on the scene, Briones attempted to seek shelter behind a succulent plant and became hostile at the approach of officers and paramedics.

After being placed inside a police cruiser, officers say the 25-year-old refused to keep his pants on. 

According to online records, Briones was arrested twice in April for violating probation. 

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British millionaire spends £330,000 on a single round of champagne in one night (VIDEO)

A wealthy Briton splashed out £330,000 pounds on a single round of champagne as he partied with Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Shaker, a British entrepreneur and adviser to the ultra wealthy, forked out the fortune on an extremely rare Armand de Brignac Brut Gold 'Dynastie' collection of champagne.

The extravagant buy was ordered at the exclusive 'Armand de Brignac Gold Party' hosted by the Billionaire Club Monaco.

According to an eyewitness, it took a procession of 12 waiting staff to carry the nine-bottle collection through the club

This included a Midas bottle, which holds a huge 30-litres of champagne, and alone required four men to carry it in a custom-made gold 'Roman Litter' champagne bucket.

Splashing out: Brett Berish, CEO of Armand de Brignac Champagne, Charles Shaker and Flavio Briatore hold up a 30-litre Midas bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne at the Billionaire Club in Monte Carlo

The stunned partygoer said: 'Everyone was dancing, when the music suddenly stopped.

'The DJ then came on the mic and congratulated Charles Shaker on "buying the world's first Armand de Brignac Dynastie Collection".

'We then saw what seemed like a spectacular, never-ending stream of gold bottles being bought through the club - all different sizes.

'The club went crazy, everyone was trying to take pictures, cheering and clapping.

'Shaker's table then started opening bottles and waiters were pouring champagne for everyone. 

'It was an amazing night.'

The Billionaire's Club is one of the most glamorous venues in Monaco and is often frequented by top Hollywood A-listers, famous singers and super-rich businessman.

The nightclub has sweeping views over the luxurious resort of Monte Carlo, which is renowned for its playground status of the rich and famous. 

Samy Sass and Flavio Briatore, founders of the Billionaire Club Monaco, also congratulated him on the record-breaking evening, the eyewitness said.

High life: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, pictured second left at the Billionaire Club in Monaco in August 2010, was also said to be at the venue when the champagne was purchased

Hollywood actor Leonard DiCaprio was also in the club at the time, they said, along with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.

According to Armand de Brignac, the Dynastie collection consists of nine different Brut Gold Champagne bottle sizes.

It includes every available bottle format, from the standard 750ml bottle to the exclusive and world-record breaking 30L Midas. 

Collectively it amounts to 109 bottles of the luxury Champagne. 

The record-breaking Midas bottle, which weighs over 100lb and is equivalent to 40 standard-sized bottles, is the same as that bought in London by businessman and entrepreneur Don Johnson for £120,000 in June 2011.

Height of luxury: The Billionaires Club in Monaco is a favourite haunt of the rich and famous visiting Monte Carlo

The collection is also listed for $500,000 at Hakkasan Las Vegas, the five-level culinary and nightlife mecca at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

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Female Zoo worker mauled to death by TIGER as she fed it in its enclosure

Killed: Keeper Sarah McClay died after being mauled by a tiger at the zoo where she worked

A young zookeeper died last night after being mauled by one of her Sumatran tigers.

Sarah McClay, 24, from the Barrow area in Cumbria, was in the tiger enclosure at a zoo in the Lake District when she was attacked.

Police are investigating whether systems keeping the animals separate from keepers 'failed' at South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Dalton-in-Furness.

But Owner David Gill said it was 'not the park's fault' and that Miss McClay had broken safety protocols by going into the tiger enclosure while the animals were loose.

Ambulance crews said Miss McClay had suffered ‘very traumatic injuries’ to her head and neck and went into cardiac arrest.

She was resuscitated by paramedics and airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack at around 4pm yesterday, but she later died.

Mr Gill told Sky News that zoo staff had heard a scream over the radio and ran to the scene.

'Within two minutes we had firearms on scene but sadly we just could not get a clean shot to do anything about it because of exactly where the animal was, so we did our best, we moved around to find a shot,' he said.

'Very, very quickly I let off two shots to frighten the animals and it did what it needed to do which was to lift them off and they ran back into the house and other keepers locked them up.

'Once we knew we were secure and safe we went into the enclosure to retrieve Sarah.'

Visitors were asked to leave the wildlife park yesterday before it closed early. It has reopened today.

Police and Barrow Borough Council are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Today officers issued a statement saying: 'Sarah fell victim to an attack by a Sumatran tiger whilst, police believe, going about her routine duties in the big cat enclosure building.

'The enclosure concerned consists of a number of compartments both indoor and outdoor connected by lockable doors. Keepers are required to enter various parts enclosures in the course of their routine duties.

'However, systems are in place to ensure that animals and keepers remain apart at all times. At some stage this has failed and the animal and Sarah came together with tragic consequences. The police are working to establish whether this was a result of human or technical factors.'

Police are not treating the death as a criminal investigation but said they were keeping 'an open mind' about what caused the tragedy.

Mr Gill said Miss McClay had worked at the wildlife park for a number of years and was ‘very proficient’ in her work with big cats.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: ‘After investigation by the authorities here and the police, it does seem that she just basically failed to follow the correct procedures.

'Not the park's fault': Owner David Gill said neither the zoo or the tiger was to blame for the death of keeper Sarah McClay

‘For some unknown reason, an inexplicable reason, because there is no reason for why she did it, she opened the door and went into the tiger enclosure and straight into the tigers, and now we'll never know why.’

He said that it was against strict safety protocols to walk into the tiger's cage, adding that the zoo had passed a major inspection on Monday, in which it was praised for its safety standards.

The incident happened at about 4pm, when staff were working as normal and the park was open to the public.

Mr Gill told the BBC: ‘An emergency call went out over the radio and we responded immediately. I was on the scene within 30 seconds.

One of the park's tigers is pictured

‘It was just unfortunate that everything happened so quick. It's so difficult to talk about because it was so upsetting.

‘We moved all the public back of course. I think one member of the public did witness a part of the attack but I don't think there was anyone else who saw that.’

Emphasizing that at no point was there any threat to the public, he said: ‘It just seems quite inexplicable. None of us have been able to come up with a really reasonable conclusion.

‘All we know is that no one else was involved, there was nobody with her, and for some unknown reason she opened a door and walked straight into the tigers.’

Mr Gill described Miss McClay as ‘a very passionate girl, very enthusiastic’ who was ‘extremely good at delivering conservation talks. A very valued part of our team. A very bubbly character, a very happy girl.’

He said that Miss McClay's death was the second tragedy for the park this month, after another employee was killed in a road accident.

Police said Miss McClay's family were ‘very shocked and distressed’ and had requested privacy to grieve.

A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said paramedics were on the scene within nine minutes.

‘We sent an ambulance and helicopter and she was air lifted to hospital in Preston. She was extremely ill, the spokesman said.

‘They were very traumatic injuries. She was very badly mauled. She went into cardiac arrest at the scene.

‘The crews performed CPR on her and managed to bring her back so that she could be flown by helicopter.

‘The crews who were there were offered counselling afterwards, as is standard procedure with this kind of incident.’

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Sri Lankan monk sets self ablaze to protest the killing of cattle

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk died Saturday of severe burns a day after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle, an official said.

Bowatte Indaratna, 30, succumbed to his injuries at the National Hospital in Colombo where he was rushed Friday after his self-immolation bid in front of the highly venerated Temple of the Tooth in the central town of Kandy.

“He died of severe burns. He had 95 percent burns and was fighting for his life,” hospital spokeswoman Pushpa Soysa told AFP.

He becomes the first Sri Lankan Buddhist monk to self-immolate.

A local television channel showed dramatic images of the monk using a cigarette lighter to set himself ablaze and bystanders, including police throwing buckets of water to put out the flames.

“This is a sacrifice of a life. This is not a suicide,” the monk told the local Swarnavahini television cameraman minutes before the self-immolation bid. “There are over 5,000 cattle slaughtered in Sri Lanka each morning and it must stop.”

In a leaflet distributed to devotees outside the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, 72 miles (115 kilometres) east of the capital Colombo, the monk said he was also against proselytising by Christian groups.

His unannounced protest came as the country celebrated Wesak, the commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and the death of the Buddha, in the Buddhist-majority country which marks the occasion with two days of holidays.

Eating meat is common in Buddhist Sri Lanka, although according to the religion killing animals is a sin.

Animal rights groups have tried unsuccessfully to secure a ban on meat eating in Sri Lanka.

An animal rights activist said she did not condone the monk’s action, but she added that the unprecedented move demonstrated the anger towards the inhuman treatment of animals.

The monk’s action came amid rising religious tensions after Buddhist extremists campaigned to boycott halal-slaughtered meat as well as other products that carry a halal certificate.

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Teacher who had sex with her 17-yr-old student will only serve FOUR months of an 11 year sentence after being diagnosed of hypersexuality

Guilty plea: Kathleen Cawthorne pleaded no contest to the charges after having sex with a student

A 33-year-old teacher who had sudden sex urges and slept with one of her students will only serve four months of her 11 year sentence.

Despite the prosecution demanding the minimum of a year behind bars, Kathleen Cawthorne, of Virginia, was shown leniency by the judge after she apologized for her actions.

The teacher's husband Duncan also said he was standing by his wife after she apologized for having sex with the 17 year old.

A court in Virginia was told that Cawthorne had been diagnosed with bipolar and she also had facets of hypersexuality - a sudden increase in sexual urges.

Cawthorne had sex with one of her students from the William Campbell Combined school,Rustburg, Virginia, in March 2012.

She picked up the teen and drove to a field where they had sex.

The pair also exchanged intimate photos of each other before the affair was discovered by school chiefs and Cawthorne arrested.

Cawthorne pleaded no contest to one charge of indecent liberties with a child and three counts of electronic solicitation of a minor in January.

At the sentencing hearing, Rick McGee, an associate pastor at Hyland Heights Baptist Church, testified that Cawthorne, a member of the church, had expressed 'extreme remorse' for what she had done.

He said Cawthorne had accepted responsibility for what she did. 

McGee also said the church community would continue to be supportive of her as she worked on her recovery.

Prosecutor Brooke Willse-Gaddy said at the time the crimes were committed, Cawthorne had been 32 years old, nearly twice the age of her victim. 

She said, as a teacher, Cawthorne was trained in reporting sexual abuse.

'We trust our teachers,' said Willse-Gaddy. 

She said Cawthorne had violated that trust and asked the judge to exceed the guidelines and give Cawthorne at least a year in jail

Defense attorney Gordon Peters asked that his client receive no time to serve. 

He said Cawthorne had no prior record and she could no longer teach.

Peters said having to register as a sex offender, meant she was 'essentially lepers in this day and age.'

Before judge John T Cook ordered her to serve four months Cawthorne apologized to her victim and to his family.

She also said she had apologized to the principal at William Campbell Combined School.

Cawthorne's husband Duncan has decided to stand by his wife throughout the ordeal (the couple pictured hugging)

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