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| Stone Roses' Ian Brown 'shown gay porn by Fred Talbot' | Stone Roses' Ian Brown 'shown gay porn by Fred Talbot' |
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| Stone Roses singer Ian Brown has told a court his former teacher Fred Talbot showed pupils what he later realised was "probably a gay porn film". | Stone Roses singer Ian Brown has told a court his former teacher Fred Talbot showed pupils what he later realised was "probably a gay porn film". |
| The star said the former TV weather presenter also suggested boys go home, try to masturbate and report back. | The star said the former TV weather presenter also suggested boys go home, try to masturbate and report back. |
| A Manchester court heard how he paid more attention to older-looking first years at Altrincham Grammar School. | A Manchester court heard how he paid more attention to older-looking first years at Altrincham Grammar School. |
| Mr Talbot, 65, of Bowdon, Greater Manchester, denies 10 counts of historical indecent assault. | Mr Talbot, 65, of Bowdon, Greater Manchester, denies 10 counts of historical indecent assault. |
| The allegations relate to five boys in the late 60s to the early 1980s. Mr Brown is not one of the complainants. | The allegations relate to five boys in the late 60s to the early 1980s. Mr Brown is not one of the complainants. |
| Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Mr Talbot taught the singer biology from 1974 to 1979. | Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Mr Talbot taught the singer biology from 1974 to 1979. |
| The singer told the court he remembered "in particular" two or three lessons given by Mr Talbot when he was an 11-year-old boy. | The singer told the court he remembered "in particular" two or three lessons given by Mr Talbot when he was an 11-year-old boy. |
| He said the class went to the science block, but instead of the usual classroom went into another with a projector set up. | He said the class went to the science block, but instead of the usual classroom went into another with a projector set up. |
| Mr Brown said: "A three minute film on a Super 8 projector of a guy walking into a room dressed in denims, sits on bed, takes trousers down and masturbates. | Mr Brown said: "A three minute film on a Super 8 projector of a guy walking into a room dressed in denims, sits on bed, takes trousers down and masturbates. |
| "It was only a few years later I realised it was probably a gay porn film. It wasn't a sex education film." | "It was only a few years later I realised it was probably a gay porn film. It wasn't a sex education film." |
| He added: "It was years later I realised it was wrong to show us that film." | He added: "It was years later I realised it was wrong to show us that film." |