Jacob (played by Joe-Warren Plant) has been struggling to move past his suffering after his teacher and dad David Metcalfe’s (Matthew Wolfenden) ex-girlfriend Maya (Louisa Clein) abused and groomed him for months on Emmerdale.
Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade) finally saw the pair kissing and it set in motion Maya’s eventual comeuppance, but rather than feel happy for the paedophile’s incarceration - the judge revealed she would be imprisoned for 12 months tonight - viewers were left with a sour taste in their mouths instead.
Jacob completely went off the rails on the ITV soap, screaming and crying about how much he loved his abuser and even punched his dad in the grocery shop.
Leila Harding (Roxy Shahidi), Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) and Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh) tried their best to show their support for the 16-year-old, but it was no use.
As the episode came to a close, Jacob announced he was completely disowning his mum and dad for helping to take Maya away from him.
But while viewers wonder how the teenager is ever going to recover, could it be fellow school student Leanna (Mimi Slinger) who helps him in the end, as she also lived with Maya?
As is often the case in these situations, the troubled Maya could have used her power against more than one child.
While she may not have abused Leanna sexually, the teacher may have manipulated and controlled Leanna to the point where the teenager decides to share her history with Jacob.
Jacob and Leanna have struggled to get on in the past, but if the latter suddenly
