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Teacher Eleanor Wilson 'sickened' by plane sex claims | Teacher Eleanor Wilson 'sickened' by plane sex claims |
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A schoolteacher told police that claims she had sex with a teenage pupil in an aeroplane toilet made her "feel sick". | A schoolteacher told police that claims she had sex with a teenage pupil in an aeroplane toilet made her "feel sick". |
Eleanor Wilson is accused of having sex with the boy on the way back from a school trip in 2015. | Eleanor Wilson is accused of having sex with the boy on the way back from a school trip in 2015. |
She described the allegations against her as sounding "like a porn film" and said the claims had come from the boy's imagination, Bristol Crown Court heard. | She described the allegations against her as sounding "like a porn film" and said the claims had come from the boy's imagination, Bristol Crown Court heard. |
Ms Wilson, 29, denies four counts of sexual activity with a child under 18 while in a position of trust. | Ms Wilson, 29, denies four counts of sexual activity with a child under 18 while in a position of trust. |
The pupil and the school concerned cannot be identified for legal reasons. | The pupil and the school concerned cannot be identified for legal reasons. |
Ms Wilson said during a police interview that having sex with the teenager was "the last thing on my mind". | Ms Wilson said during a police interview that having sex with the teenager was "the last thing on my mind". |
"I value my job," she added and said that she would not have wanted to risk her position by going to prison, the court heard. | |
"It just sounds like a porn film. It's come from his imagination. The other staff there would say that wasn't happening. It makes me feel sick, the idea of it." | "It just sounds like a porn film. It's come from his imagination. The other staff there would say that wasn't happening. It makes me feel sick, the idea of it." |
'Cheeky chap' | 'Cheeky chap' |
Ms Wilson, of Dursley, Gloucestershire, admitted meeting up with the boy and texting him after the school trip, explaining "the lines were blurred". | Ms Wilson, of Dursley, Gloucestershire, admitted meeting up with the boy and texting him after the school trip, explaining "the lines were blurred". |
In police interviews, she said she later told him she was pregnant by her boyfriend Andrew Hall, and was planning to have an abortion because she "felt lonely and upset". | In police interviews, she said she later told him she was pregnant by her boyfriend Andrew Hall, and was planning to have an abortion because she "felt lonely and upset". |
Ms Wilson agreed she had told the teenager to keep their meetings a secret, but added she only saw him "as a mate", and did not have feelings for him. | Ms Wilson agreed she had told the teenager to keep their meetings a secret, but added she only saw him "as a mate", and did not have feelings for him. |
Giving evidence in court for the first time, Ms Wilson said there was "no truth whatsoever" in allegations she had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, who she described as "quite a charming, cheeky chap". | Giving evidence in court for the first time, Ms Wilson said there was "no truth whatsoever" in allegations she had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, who she described as "quite a charming, cheeky chap". |
She told jurors that during the flight she was regularly checking on several students who were suffering from food poisoning. | She told jurors that during the flight she was regularly checking on several students who were suffering from food poisoning. |
Ms Wilson, who now works as a civil servant, said her former boyfriend Mr Hall was "very controlling" and "at times abusive" and by August 2015 she was unhappy with their relationship. | Ms Wilson, who now works as a civil servant, said her former boyfriend Mr Hall was "very controlling" and "at times abusive" and by August 2015 she was unhappy with their relationship. |
She told the jury she phoned the pupil after an argument she had had with Mr Hall while they were on holiday. | She told the jury she phoned the pupil after an argument she had had with Mr Hall while they were on holiday. |
"I called him because I didn't have anyone else. He knew it was bad and he wouldn't judge what I said. He knew me," she said. | "I called him because I didn't have anyone else. He knew it was bad and he wouldn't judge what I said. He knew me," she said. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |