The ex-fiance of a teacher who admitted having sex with a 14-year-old student has shocked his friends by issuing a stunning intimate statement suggesting he still has feelings for her.
Moey Krayem shocked friends late on Thursday by posting a ‘message to the haters’ on his Facebook page dedicated to Monica Elizabeth Young.
He uploaded a video of himself kissing his former lover on the cheek and captioned it as ‘my always and forever’, before posting a separate picture of Young decorated with a love heart.
Young, a 24-year-old geography teacher, this week admitted three charges of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent with a teenage pupil.
Mr Krayem had put on a united front with Young since she was charged last July but the couple split a few months back.
‘I’m fine,’ he told Daily Mail Australia. ‘I’ll be sticking beside her no matter the outcome. I’ll always be beside her.’
Monica Elizabeth Young’s ex-fiance Moey Krayem issued a stunning message of support late last night, describing the former teacher as his ‘always and forever’ (together, above)
Mr Krayem also shared a picture of his one-time partner eating fairy floss, along with a red love heart
Young, 24, admitted three counts of sexual intercourse without consent earlier this week – sparing her victim from having to testify in court
During her two last appearances at the NSW District Court, Young went without her engagement ring and had been supported by family.
A source close to her ex-fiancé said the pair split ‘a few months back now’ and that he ‘was really upset about it but he wouldn’t show it to the public’.
The friend said Moey’s parents are likely to have stepped in and convinced him to end the relationship, after reportedly being incensed at their son being thrust into the spotlight.
At the time of her arrest, a member of his community said: ‘Moey is a good kid with a supportive family.
‘However this news would be a shock to them… to hear news like this would devastate the family as our community tend to have a big mouth.’
Young and Krayem separated a few months ago, despite initially putting on a united front when Young was arrested at her home in south-west Sydney on July 10, 2020
Despite their split, Moey told Daily Mail Australia he will always support Young ‘no matter the outcome’
Moey previously said his mother’s opinion of a potential wife is the ‘most important’ thing to him.
‘Dear Future Wife… If you don’t kiss my mums’ feet you’re not welcome into my life,’ he said.
Young and her ex-fiancé were childhood sweethearts.
They were due to be married before she was arrested on 12 charges relating to engaging in a sexual relationship with a child.
She maintained her innocence right up until last week, when her legal counsel approached the Director of Public Prosecutions and indicated she would be willing to plead guilty to three of the charges.
It is not clear if her admission of guilt – and cheating on her partner – led to the separation.
Monica Elizabeth Young (pictured) donned an all-black ensemble when she appeared in Downing Centre District Court on Monday
Young faces a maximum sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment after admitting to three charges
Her victim and another teenage boy were due to pre-record their evidence on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of her five day trial beginning on September 21.
However, the DPP indicted Young solely on the three counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child this week – meaning her victim was no longer required to testify.
Young’s barrister, former top prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC, told the court her client was ‘very anxious to avoid a situation where [the victim] had to endure another weekend of concern about having to do this [give evidence]’.
‘My instruction from Ms Young is to put him out of his misery as soon as possible,’ she said.
Young stood before Judge Kate Traill on Tuesday and meekly pleaded guilty to having sex with her teenage student on three separate occasions in Sydney’s west between June 21 and July 3 last year.
She was supported by an older female companion when she fronted court on Monday – but Young’s fiance, who once vowed to stand by her, was not present
A police statement of facts previously tendered in court said Young drove her pupil to a western Sydney park, mounted him and had sex in her car.
Investigators obtained CCTV footage allegedly showing Young’s car approaching the park, according to material before the court.
The aggravated element of each of the charges stems from the fact that the boy was under her authority and that Young had a position of trust at the time of offending.
She will undergo a psychiatric assessment before she is due to be sentenced in June.
‘We have medical personnel lined up and are hopeful for some treatment regimes before the inevitable,’ Ms Cunneen told the court.
Judge Traill did not alter Young’s bail conditions and she was allowed to remain at liberty.
Young spent a month in custody last year before she was released on strict bail conditions
The maximum penalty for each count of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 16 is 12 years’ imprisonment.
Crown Prosecutor Alexander Terracini told the court he would argue custody ‘is the only option’ for Young when she is sentenced on June 24.
Currently living with family, Young must report to police on a daily basis, adhere to a strict 8pm to 8am curfew and can only leave the house while accompanied by her parents or grandmother.
Young looked unrecognisable as she entered the Downing Centre flanked by Ms Cunneen, solicitor Gazi Abbas and a female companion.
Her long, blonde hair had been chopped into a blunt mid-length bob and her coloured a darker brown.
Young spent a month in custody last year before she was released on strict bail conditions.
