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Teacher 'raped girl during lunch break' at London private girls' school | Teacher 'raped girl during lunch break' at London private girls' school |
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A teacher repeatedly raped a teenage schoolgirl in a classroom during lunch breaks, a court has heard. | A teacher repeatedly raped a teenage schoolgirl in a classroom during lunch breaks, a court has heard. |
Geography teacher Kato Harris is accused of attacking the 14-year-old pupil three times over a two-month-period during the autumn of 2013. | Geography teacher Kato Harris is accused of attacking the 14-year-old pupil three times over a two-month-period during the autumn of 2013. |
Isleworth Crown Court heard the teenager could only speak the name of her alleged attacker after she started therapy. | Isleworth Crown Court heard the teenager could only speak the name of her alleged attacker after she started therapy. |
Mr Harris, 37, of Montague Road, Richmond, denies three charges of rape. | |
Giving evidence via videolink from behind a screen, the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she had panic attacks "multiple times every day". | Giving evidence via videolink from behind a screen, the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she had panic attacks "multiple times every day". |
"I didn't feel safe because I felt like I could be attacked again at any time," she said. | "I didn't feel safe because I felt like I could be attacked again at any time," she said. |
"I just couldn't trust anyone - no other teachers." | "I just couldn't trust anyone - no other teachers." |
'Moron and lazy' | 'Moron and lazy' |
The court heard it took a year of weekly psychiatric treatment to help the teenager recover from the attacks. | The court heard it took a year of weekly psychiatric treatment to help the teenager recover from the attacks. |
The alleged attacks left her a changed person, scared of being touched by a close family friend and compelled to put pillows between her and her sister as they shared a bed during a family holiday, jurors were told. | The alleged attacks left her a changed person, scared of being touched by a close family friend and compelled to put pillows between her and her sister as they shared a bed during a family holiday, jurors were told. |
It was said the girl had been severely bullied by girls at the school, was called a "moron" and "lazy" by teachers and moved boarding schools following the alleged attacks. | It was said the girl had been severely bullied by girls at the school, was called a "moron" and "lazy" by teachers and moved boarding schools following the alleged attacks. |
Staff at the new school grew concerned about her soon after she arrived in February 2014. | Staff at the new school grew concerned about her soon after she arrived in February 2014. |
Medical staff suggested her behaviour was attention-seeking but the housemistress said it was clear "something was really troubling her". | Medical staff suggested her behaviour was attention-seeking but the housemistress said it was clear "something was really troubling her". |
On 15 October, the girl told the teacher that it was a "bad anniversary" and a month later, the housemistress suggested to her that she had been abused, to which she replied "maybe", the court heard. | On 15 October, the girl told the teacher that it was a "bad anniversary" and a month later, the housemistress suggested to her that she had been abused, to which she replied "maybe", the court heard. |
The housemistress said when asked if a family member was involved, she said again "maybe". | The housemistress said when asked if a family member was involved, she said again "maybe". |
But she denied telling the teacher that it had been a family member who had abused her. | But she denied telling the teacher that it had been a family member who had abused her. |
In December that year, the girl wrote on a piece of paper, "I was raped", and broke down in tears in her teacher's office, the court heard. | In December that year, the girl wrote on a piece of paper, "I was raped", and broke down in tears in her teacher's office, the court heard. |
Later, she told the housemistress she was raped three times at her old school by a teacher | Later, she told the housemistress she was raped three times at her old school by a teacher |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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