Second girl gives evidence in headteacher's sexual touching trial (From Western Telegraph)

Second girl gives evidence in headteacher's sexual touching trial

4:13pm Wednesday 6th May 2009 in

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A little girl told a jury today (Wednesday) how Pembrokeshire headteacher David Bryan Thorley twice took down her trousers to examine marks on her stomach.

The girl said the experiences left her too scared to go to his office again.

The girl is amongst 12 young females the prosecution claim were sexually assaulted by Thorley, aged 56 The jury at Swansea crown court heard how the latest child to give evidence had been left with bruises and cuts following a fight with another girl.

She said her mother had told her to show the injuries to Thorley in the hope he would take action against the girl who had attacked her.

She said she was sure she was alone with Thorley when he took down her trousers to look at the marks. The same thing happened "a couple" of days later.

Cross examined by Marian Lewis, Thorley's barrister, she said she was sure that nobody else had been in the room.

Miss Lewis said Thorley had made a note about the first incident in a book he maintained. But there was no entry for the second, alleged occasion.

She put it to the girl that she had been wearing a blue dress at the time. But the witness replied that she had never had a blue dress and she was sure she had been wearing jeans.

Thorley, is on trial accused of carrying out 19 sexual assaults on 12 young girls. He denies all the charges.

The trial continues.