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Jeremy Forrest trial: Teacher 'warned about pupil gossip' Jeremy Forrest trial: Teacher 'warned about pupil gossip'
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A married teacher who travelled to France with a 15-year-old pupil had been warned to keep his distance from her, a court has been told.A married teacher who travelled to France with a 15-year-old pupil had been warned to keep his distance from her, a court has been told.
Pupils at Bishop Bell C of E School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, had been gossiping the girl had a crush on Jeremy Forrest, the jury was told. Pupils at Bishop Bell C of E School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, had been saying the girl had a crush on Jeremy Forrest, the jury was told.
Another teacher spoke to Mr Forrest over claims he showed the girl favouritism on a school trip to the US.Another teacher spoke to Mr Forrest over claims he showed the girl favouritism on a school trip to the US.
Mr Forrest, 30, denies a charge of child abduction at Lewes Crown Court.Mr Forrest, 30, denies a charge of child abduction at Lewes Crown Court.
Teacher Emma Tremaman, who organised the half-term trip to Los Angeles in February last year, said the girl, now 16, had avoided punishment for alleged misbehaviour after Mr Forrest intervened, saying she had not been involved. Teacher Emma Tremaman, who organised the half-term trip to Los Angeles in February last year, said the girl had avoided punishment for alleged misbehaviour after Mr Forrest intervened saying she had not been involved.
She said: "There were a group of girls that were complaining about [the girl] being let off and this is when some of the students claimed that she was always being let off and that she had a crush on Jeremy."She said: "There were a group of girls that were complaining about [the girl] being let off and this is when some of the students claimed that she was always being let off and that she had a crush on Jeremy."
'Dyed hair'
Ms Tremaman said she spoke to Mr Forrest at the end of trip amid concern the rumours could damage his career.Ms Tremaman said she spoke to Mr Forrest at the end of trip amid concern the rumours could damage his career.
"At the end of the holiday there was an incident where Jeremy and myself were sat in the car park and I did mention to him the concerns a couple of the students had been saying." Mother informed
She added: "He just thanked me."
Jurors also heard that, before the trip, rumours had circulated among staff about problems Mr Forrest was having at home, with suggestions that he had been sleeping in his car.Jurors also heard that, before the trip, rumours had circulated among staff about problems Mr Forrest was having at home, with suggestions that he had been sleeping in his car.
The trip took place seven months before Mr Forrest and the girl fled to France.The trip took place seven months before Mr Forrest and the girl fled to France.
Neil Pittman, who was head of upper school at Bishop Bell, said two pupils voiced concerns after the trip to Los Angeles about what the girl was saying about Mr Forrest.
Mr Pittman said he spoke to Mr Forrest about the rumours the girl had "a crush" on him.
"His reaction was that he had heard. He wasn't completely surprised. I offered him some advice."
The court was told that Mr Pittman had spoken to the girl's mother to explain the gossip that her daughter had a crush on Mr Forrest.
He said: "She told me that she was aware of it and it was probably no more than a teenage crush."
Mr Pittman also said he had spotted Mr Forrest in "jovial conversation" with the girl at the school gate at the end of classes, ignoring his advice to him to keep a distance from her.
The court has heard police were tipped off about their relationship, which had later turned sexual.The court has heard police were tipped off about their relationship, which had later turned sexual.
When a police officer and a social worker visited the girl's home to speak to her, the pair decided to flee the next day.When a police officer and a social worker visited the girl's home to speak to her, the pair decided to flee the next day.
They were seen on CCTV boarding the Spirit of France ferry hand in hand last September, on the first of seven days on the run in France. The jury heard police had stopped their investigation in the relationship the day before they disappeared after finding "no evidence " on the girl's mobile phone.
Mr Forrest and the girl dyed their hair to try to avoid detection, he set up a French email account and bought a French mobile phone, and bogus CVs were drafted to help land them work, the court has heard.
But an English bar owner to whom Mr Forrest had applied for work recognised the pair from media reports, leading to them eventually being caught in the south-western port city of Bordeaux.
Mr Forrest, of Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood, Kent, denies child abduction.Mr Forrest, of Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood, Kent, denies child abduction.
The trial continues.The trial continues.