, likenesses are considered highly offensive by Muslims . Watch latest developments in the case . '' Appearing somber and dazed , Gibbons arrived at the central courthouse in Khartoum for her closed hearing early Thursday . A staff member from the British Embassy in Khartoum and defense lawyers attended the hearing with her . The courthouse was heavily guarded by police , who kept journalists -- and , for a while , even one of her attorneys -- away . Gibbons could have faced a sentence of 40 lashes , a fine , or a jail term of up to a year , according to the Foreign Office , which expressed Britain 's dissatisfaction with the verdict . `` We are extremely disappointed that the charges against Gillian Gibbons were not dismissed , '' Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in a statement issued shortly after the verdict was announced . `` As I said this morning , our clear view is that this is an innocent misunderstanding by a dedicated teacher . Our priority now is to ensure Ms. Gibbons ' welfare , and we will continue to provide consular assistance to her . I have called in the
KHARTOUM , Sudan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Sudanese court found a British teacher guilty of insulting religion and sentenced her to 15 days in prison Thursday for allowing a teddy bear to be named '' Mohammed , '' British authorities and her lawyer reported . An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibbons , who has been found guilty of insulting religion . Gillian Gibbons also faces deportation from Sudan after her prison term , her lawyer told CNN . He said that he was `` very disappointed '' with the verdict and that Gibbons planned to appeal . Gibbons was not convicted of two other charges brought against her -- inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs , her lawyer said . Gibbons , 54 , was arrested Sunday after she asked her class of 7-year-olds in Khartoum to name the stuffed animal as part of a school project , the British Foreign Office said . She had faced charges under Article 125 of Sudan 's constitution , the law relating to insulting religion and inciting hatred . Although there is no ban in the Quran on images of Allah or the Prophet Mohammed , Islam 's founder