Chris Dawson trial: Teacher allegedly had 'sexual activity with a young girl in ... trends now
Chris Dawson allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a teenage student in his parents' bed, in the back seat of his car, in his school office and in a pool while his brother was up the other end, a court has heard.
Former teacher and rugby league player Dawson is facing a judge-alone trial in the NSW District Court, where he is fighting allegations he engaged in sexual activities with one of his pupils over 40 years ago.
The 74-year-old has pleaded not guilty to one count of carnal knowledge, relating to alleged sexual activities with a teenage girl - who can only be known as AB - between July 1980 and December 12 1980.
He on Tuesday pleaded not guilty, with his barrister telling the court the timing of their first sexual activity was in dispute.
Crown prosecutor Emma Blizard told the court that the sexual activity first occurred at Dawson's parents' home, at a time when AB was a student in his year 11 sports class.
It is alleged that Chris Dawson (pictured, right) engaged in sexual activity with a young girl in a pool while his brother Paul (pictured, left) did the same at the other end of the pool with another girl
Chris Dawson (pictured) wore a prison-issue green tracksuit as he faced a trial in the NSW District Court
The former teacher and rugby league player Dawson (pictured, with his twin brother in an episode of the ABC program Chequerboard in 1975) is fighting allegations he engaged in sexual activities with one of his pupils over 40 years ago
Wearing a prison-issue green tracksuit, Dawson sat in the dock at Sydney's Downing Centre Court as AB gave her evidence via videolink from a remote location.
AB described to the court their first interactions in the playground when she was in year 10 in 1979, through to their first sexual activity at his parents' Maroubra home in the second half of 1980.
AB told Judge Sarah Huggett the incident occurred on a Friday or Saturday night in about August or September of 1980.
At the time, Dawson's parents were away at their holiday home.
AB told the court on Tuesday that after the sexual activity on his parents' bed, he asked if she was ok and said: 'I hope this was helpful', 'it was a good start' and 'you did really well'.
'I was told to keep it a secret,' AB said.
The court was told that AB endured a tumultuous home life at the hands of an alcoholic mother and stepfather and confided in Dawson, who had shown interest in her.
AB told the court she first had contact with him in year 10, when a topless photo of her, which had been taken at a picnic, began circulating around the school and he
