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| Mother 'saw coach and girl naked' | Mother 'saw coach and girl naked' |
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| A mother has spoken of the moment she alleges she found her 13-year-old daughter having sex with the girl's tennis coach. | A mother has spoken of the moment she alleges she found her 13-year-old daughter having sex with the girl's tennis coach. |
| Former tennis professional Claire Lyte, 29, is accused of five counts of sexual activity with a child. | Former tennis professional Claire Lyte, 29, is accused of five counts of sexual activity with a child. |
| Miss Lyte, of Shirley, Solihull in the West Midlands, has denied the charges. | |
| The girl's mother told Liverpool Crown Court she returned home early from a party in October 2005 to find the pair naked in bed together. | The girl's mother told Liverpool Crown Court she returned home early from a party in October 2005 to find the pair naked in bed together. |
| The mother, who cannot be identified, said: "I walked into the room and saw my daughter and Claire naked on the bed. | The mother, who cannot be identified, said: "I walked into the room and saw my daughter and Claire naked on the bed. |
| "I was in complete shock and I screamed and they became aware that I was there." | "I was in complete shock and I screamed and they became aware that I was there." |
| No relationship | No relationship |
| She said they sat in the living room talking about what had happened for about a couple of hours. | She said they sat in the living room talking about what had happened for about a couple of hours. |
| "Claire just kept telling me she loved my daughter. I kept saying: 'She is 13'," the mother added. | "Claire just kept telling me she loved my daughter. I kept saying: 'She is 13'," the mother added. |
| The girl, who was coached by Miss Lyte at The Lawn Tennis Association Academy in Loughborough, admitted she had initially lied to police telling them their sexual encounter was a one-off. | The girl, who was coached by Miss Lyte at The Lawn Tennis Association Academy in Loughborough, admitted she had initially lied to police telling them their sexual encounter was a one-off. |
| On Tuesday the court also heard Miss Lyte, named Young Coach of the Year in 2001, had received an official warning by bosses at the tennis academy about her close relationship with the girl. | On Tuesday the court also heard Miss Lyte, named Young Coach of the Year in 2001, had received an official warning by bosses at the tennis academy about her close relationship with the girl. |
| Lyte's defence will argue that the incident never took place and there was no sexual relationship between the defendant and the 13-year-old girl. | Lyte's defence will argue that the incident never took place and there was no sexual relationship between the defendant and the 13-year-old girl. |
| The defence claims the allegations have been invented by the mother who was upset the young girl's tennis career was coming to an end. | The defence claims the allegations have been invented by the mother who was upset the young girl's tennis career was coming to an end. |