Closing arguments heard in trial for Regina teacher accused of sexual relationship with student [Video]

Former Regina high school teacher, Jeffrey Dumba was back in court on Monday morning.

Dumba is facing five counts of child exploitation due to an alleged relationship between him and a student attending the school he was employed at. The former teacher pleaded not guilty on all counts.

Closing arguments were made in the courtroom, with both sides reiterating many of the details previously established in court.

Dumba was active on he social media platform, Snapchat. Which is where he began communicating with a 15-year-old student, which eventually led to sexual images and messages being exchanged between the two.

The argument lies in whether Dumba was aware of the girl’s age throughout the time that the two were corresponding. The alleged victim claims that she made her age aware to the 49-year-old man early on in their communications. Dumba alleged that the student told him she was a 20-year-old university …