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| Head teacher Anne Lakey 'was sexual predator', court hears | Head teacher Anne Lakey 'was sexual predator', court hears |
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| A head teacher accused of having sex with two underage boys was a sexual predator who exploited her situation, a jury has heard. | A head teacher accused of having sex with two underage boys was a sexual predator who exploited her situation, a jury has heard. |
| Anne Lakey, 55, from Stanley, County Durham, denies 13 counts of indecent assault said to have occurred over a three-year period in the late 1980s. | Anne Lakey, 55, from Stanley, County Durham, denies 13 counts of indecent assault said to have occurred over a three-year period in the late 1980s. |
| Caroline Goodwin, prosecuting, told Teesside Crown Court Ms Lakey had committed a "gross breach of trust". | Caroline Goodwin, prosecuting, told Teesside Crown Court Ms Lakey had committed a "gross breach of trust". |
| She said Ms Lakey was a "skilled manipulator". | She said Ms Lakey was a "skilled manipulator". |
| 'Impressionable teenager' | |
| Ms Lakey is accused of repeatedly having sex with one boy when he was 13 or 14, and another who was 15. | Ms Lakey is accused of repeatedly having sex with one boy when he was 13 or 14, and another who was 15. |
| The younger complainant would go round to her house while her husband was out, the court heard. | The younger complainant would go round to her house while her husband was out, the court heard. |
| Miss Goodwin said: "The defendant exploited the vulnerability and immaturity of the complainant, a young boy who was naturally curious about sex. | Miss Goodwin said: "The defendant exploited the vulnerability and immaturity of the complainant, a young boy who was naturally curious about sex. |
| "She flattered him and paid attention to him. | "She flattered him and paid attention to him. |
| "It was their secret. [He] became in a way submissive to her sexual demands. She used him for her own sexual gratification. | "It was their secret. [He] became in a way submissive to her sexual demands. She used him for her own sexual gratification. |
| "He was a young, impressionable teenager being groomed." | "He was a young, impressionable teenager being groomed." |
| 'Best start in life' | |
| The younger of the alleged victims said he would visit Ms Lakey when he played truant. | |
| They formed a friendship, which the prosecutor said was "plainly wrong". | |
| Ms Goodwin said their first sexual encounter happened when they played a game of dare, which escalated to the boy losing his virginity. | |
| On one occasion, Ms Lakey rang the boy's school and pretended to be his mother to explain he was off sick, the jury heard. | |
| They had sex once or twice a week, the prosecution said, until they were nearly caught by the defendant's husband, which led to the boy ending the relationship. | |
| He contacted Ms Lakey's school In December 2012, after seeing a blog she had written in which she said her "raison d'etre was to give young people the best start in life", the court was told. | |
| His e-mail to the school said the teacher was a "disgusting sexual monster" who should not be allowed anywhere near young people, jurors heard. |