Locations
Stonebridge Crescent, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland, TS17
Description
A music teacher accused of kissing an under-aged girl after the pair exchanged 'flirty' emails has gone on trial.
Newcastle Crown Court heard married Gareth Parry, embarked on an illegal fling after the youngster blew him a kiss, it is claimed.
The 38-year-old has denied six charges of sexual touching.
His trial heard claims from the girl that they would email up to seven times a day - while also chatting via FaceTime.
And the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed he performed sexual acts on her in his car and during walks.
Afterwards she is said to have wrote a note in her phone saying she felt Disgusted. Hurt. Sick.
The alleged victim is expected to give evidence from behind a screen on the second day, of what is expected to be a five day trial.
The girls testimony was delayed after a frustrating first day plagued by IT problems.
A 2015 police interview with her, filmed months after the alleged incidents, struggled to play during proceedings.
However, in it the alleged victim claimed she was the one who began flirting.
He was just funny - his personality was just amazing, she told Cleveland Police .
Asked why she was attracted to him, she added: His personality and maturity, intelligence, wit and height.
She claimed the pair had banter while admitting she feared his wife finding out.
However, she alleged that banter soon turned intimate, giving a detailed account of what she claimed was their first kiss.
The Crown say Parry seriously exploited the young girl.
But the defendant, of Stonebridge Crescent, in Ingleby Barwick, insists the events simply didnt happen.
The trial continues.