It's wrong to brand my brother as a paedophile: 'She's 15, not 11', says sister of kidnap teacher Forrest
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Carrie Hanspaul, 33, (right) revealed that as her brother (left) was found guilty of abduction he had mouthed 'look after her' and pointed at the sobbing schoolgirl, who she believes he 'genuinely loves'. The teenager met maths teacher Forrest, 30, at Bishop Bell School in Eastbourne, and last week he was jailed for five and a half years for taking her on the run in France at 15 and five counts of having sex with a child. But Mrs Hanspaul maintains he is not a paedophile because 'she was 15, not 11', adding although the girl was 'underage… I think it's wrong that is what he is being branded'. She also said his wife Emily (pictured with her husband, inset) has filed for divorce and the family have not spoken to her since Forrest was captured in Bordeaux last September.