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| Teacher who allegedly ran off with 15-year-old girl warned twice, court told | Teacher who allegedly ran off with 15-year-old girl warned twice, court told |
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| A married teacher accused of running off to France with a 15-year-old pupil had been repeatedly warned to keep his distance from the girl, a court has heard . | A married teacher accused of running off to France with a 15-year-old pupil had been repeatedly warned to keep his distance from the girl, a court has heard . |
| Gossip about the girl's apparent crush on Jeremy Forrest, 30, was circulating at Bishop Bell school, Eastbourne, East Sussex, seven months before the pair vanished, Lewes crown court was told. Emma Tremaman, a fellow teacher, told the court she warned Forrest shortly after a school trip to Los Angeles in February last year. | Gossip about the girl's apparent crush on Jeremy Forrest, 30, was circulating at Bishop Bell school, Eastbourne, East Sussex, seven months before the pair vanished, Lewes crown court was told. Emma Tremaman, a fellow teacher, told the court she warned Forrest shortly after a school trip to Los Angeles in February last year. |
| "At the end of the holiday there was an incident where Jeremy and myself were sat in the car park and I did mention concerns a couple of the students had been saying," she said. "He just thanked me." | "At the end of the holiday there was an incident where Jeremy and myself were sat in the car park and I did mention concerns a couple of the students had been saying," she said. "He just thanked me." |
| At the end of March 2012 the school's deputy head, Mark Talbot, again warned Forrest. "He seemed clear about what I was saying in terms of the guidance and I was reassured by what he was saying to me. He was very clear of his professional boundaries and what he needed to follow," Talbot told the court. | At the end of March 2012 the school's deputy head, Mark Talbot, again warned Forrest. "He seemed clear about what I was saying in terms of the guidance and I was reassured by what he was saying to me. He was very clear of his professional boundaries and what he needed to follow," Talbot told the court. |
| The jury has heard the pair exchanged flirtatious Twitter and text messages before beginning a sexual relationship that June, just after the girl turned 15. When they feared their relationship was about to be exposed by the police, they went to France and were not found for more than a week. They left the day after police and child protection officers talked to the girl, and took her phone for examination. The court has heard that the pair feared officers would find revealing photos Forrest had sent the girl. However, Alicja Bobela, the school's assistant head with responsibilities for child protection, told the court police had found no evidence on the phone. | The jury has heard the pair exchanged flirtatious Twitter and text messages before beginning a sexual relationship that June, just after the girl turned 15. When they feared their relationship was about to be exposed by the police, they went to France and were not found for more than a week. They left the day after police and child protection officers talked to the girl, and took her phone for examination. The court has heard that the pair feared officers would find revealing photos Forrest had sent the girl. However, Alicja Bobela, the school's assistant head with responsibilities for child protection, told the court police had found no evidence on the phone. |
| Forrest, from Petts Wood, Kent, denies one count of child abduction. The trial continues. | Forrest, from Petts Wood, Kent, denies one count of child abduction. The trial continues. |
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