Married deputy head teacher, 51, ‘had sex with schoolgirl in car & at home while dad was away'
Harvey told police the alleged sex was "a figment of her imagination"
SCHOOL SHOCK Married deputy head teacher, 51, 'had sex with schoolgirl in car & at home while dad was away'
A MARRIED deputy head teacher allegedly had sex with a schoolgirl in his car and at her home while her dad was away.
Former assistant head and English teacher John Harvey is accused of having sex with the girl several times.
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John Harvey, former deputy headteacher, English teacher and safeguard lead at Penryn College
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The 51-year-old, who worked at Penryn College in Cornwall, denies the charges.
When he was arrested and interviewed by cops, he said it was all "a figment of her imagination", CornwallLive reported.
Prosecutor Nigel Wraith said the pair had sex outside school, in his car and even at her home when her dad had been away.
Truro Crown Court was told that the teenager had been in love with her teacher but he told her to keep the relationship secret.
This was because he was a married man with children and he could lose his job and could go to prison.
The prosecutor told the jury that the relationship, which included two pregnancy scares, continued after she left school.
It wasn't reported to the police until her friends became concerned.
Truro Crown Court was told that there is no question of sexual assault or rape.
Harvey is facing two counts of inappropriate sexual behaviour with a 16-year-old girl while being in a position of trust and abusing that trust.
The alleged behaviour are said to have occurred several years ago.
While the age of consent is 16, this rises to 18 when someone holds a position of trust.
This is in order to protect pupils at school from potential inappropriate relationships with teachers.
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