Julie Ireton

Anne-Marie says she developed a dependency on him. He told her it was love and at the time she thought she was in love too.

Anne-Marie says she developed a dependency on him. He told her it was love and at the time she thought she was in love too.

She remembers unwelcome sex with the teacher continued. in his car after practices, on other out-of-town band trips, over and over again. She was 16, above the legal age to consent, and at the time, 1977, no laws prevented a teacher from having sex with his student, if there was consent.

She remembers unwelcome sex with the teacher continued. in his car after practices, on other out-of-town band trips, over and over again. She was 16, above the legal age to consent, and at the time, 1977, no laws prevented a teacher from having sex with his student, if there was consent.

She says she always felt under his control.

She says she always felt under his control.

And it wasn't just during school time.

And it wasn't just during school time.

The music teacher also introduced Anne-Marie to another band, a professional one.

The music teacher also introduced Anne-Marie to another band, a professional one.

The Royals is a Canadian military band. It still operates out of Fort York, the historic military site in downtown Toronto. The band parades through the city on special occasions, like this one. This outdoor performance is from a YouTube video in 2015. They wear formal red military uniforms, shiny boots and those big bearskin hats like the guards at Buckingham Palace.

The Royals is a Canadian military band. It still operates out of Fort York, the historic military site in downtown Toronto. The band parades through the city on special occasions, like this one. This outdoor performance is from a YouTube video in 2015. They wear formal red military uniforms, shiny boots and those big bearskin hats like the guards at Buckingham Palace.

The band sometimes plays for royalty.

The band sometimes plays for royalty.

But it meant seeing her music teacher all summer, even when school was out. He would drive her to practices and take her home.

But it meant seeing her music teacher all summer, even when school was out. He would drive her to practices and take her home.

She was isolated from her teen friends, and it was the beginning of a profound loneliness that would dog her for decades to come. She needed a father. She needed support, and her teacher was providing flimsy scaffolding. It wasn't really love, and there would be no marriage. He was already living with the woman who would become his current wife, a fellow teacher.

She was isolated from her teen friends, and it was the beginning of a profound loneliness that would dog her for decades to come. She needed a father. She needed support, and her teacher was providing flimsy scaffolding. It wasn't really love, and there would be no marriage. He was already living with the woman who would become his current wife, a fellow teacher.

After more than a year of sex on band trips, in cars and in closets, this teenager had to escape. The only way I could get out was to quit high school. She didn't see the teacher again and she didn't graduate.

After more than a year of sex on band trips, in cars and in closets, this teenager had to escape. The only way I could get out was to quit high school. She didn't see the teacher again and she didn't graduate.