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| Anne Lakey trial hears head took boy's virginity in tent | Anne Lakey trial hears head took boy's virginity in tent |
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| A head teacher accused of having sex with two underage boys took a 15-year-old's virginity in a tent, a court has heard. | A head teacher accused of having sex with two underage boys took a 15-year-old's virginity in a tent, a court has heard. |
| The alleged victim claimed he went on to have regular sex with Anne Lakey in the late 1980s. | The alleged victim claimed he went on to have regular sex with Anne Lakey in the late 1980s. |
| Ms Lakey, 55, from Stanley, denies 13 charges of indecent assault involving two boys, one aged 13 or 14 and the other 15. | Ms Lakey, 55, from Stanley, denies 13 charges of indecent assault involving two boys, one aged 13 or 14 and the other 15. |
| The trial continues at Teesside Crown Court. | The trial continues at Teesside Crown Court. |
| 'Confusing emotions' | 'Confusing emotions' |
| The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said he was on a group camping trip when he crept into Ms Lakey's tent at her behest. | The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said he was on a group camping trip when he crept into Ms Lakey's tent at her behest. |
| He said her husband was sleeping in another tent nearby. | He said her husband was sleeping in another tent nearby. |
| He added: "On the one hand, I was happy with my little self that I managed to lose my virginity before I was 16, which seemed really important at the time. | He added: "On the one hand, I was happy with my little self that I managed to lose my virginity before I was 16, which seemed really important at the time. |
| "On the other hand, everything was over so quickly. It should have been a bit more interesting than that. | "On the other hand, everything was over so quickly. It should have been a bit more interesting than that. |
| "It was a bit of a confusing mix of emotions as I left the tent." | "It was a bit of a confusing mix of emotions as I left the tent." |
| 'Damaged and vulnerable' | |
| They continued to have sex at her home in the marital bed when her husband was away, he told the court. | |
| Ms Lakey's trial also heard from the mother of the younger boy who said he had "tears rolling down his face" when, in his mid-20s, he told her about having sex with the teacher. | |
| She said: "I was just so shocked, I was totally horrified. | |
| "That's my child. He was a child, not a young man, not an adult." | |
| His wife also recalled the complainant telling her about what happened, and she remembered him crying. "He was a very damaged, vulnerable young man," she said. |