Belinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·22 Jul, 2026 05:15 AM5 mins to read‌The teacher said the love heart emoji was the only option of reply on TikTok.The teacher said the love heart emoji was the only option of reply on TikTok.A teacher who admitted sending love heart emojis to a 12-year-old student at 11pm on a Friday flatly denies inappropriately touching her and instead says he’s a “family man”.

The Waikato teacher is alleged to have regularly hugged *Anna, and rubbed her back by putting his hand in the middle