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Teacher at Rishi Sunak's old school 'kissed and cuddled pupil in his college home'

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Vincent
Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Tim Moores, prosecuting, told Winchester Crown Court that the complainant, who was a boarder, sought pastoral support from the defendant, who is now aged 78, during a period when the complainant was struggling with his studies because of problems at home

Mr Moores said that Taylor had comforted the complainant when he had become upset and he had given the teenager a hug which is not part of the alleged offending. The complainant then began visiting the teacher at his college-provided home for continuing "psychological support".

Mr Moores said that such visits were not "considered to be unusual" at the school and added: "It wasn't considered untoward or noteworthy by either staff or pupils."

The prosecutor said that during one of the visits, the complainant claimed that Taylor "put his arm around him and kissed him on the lips".

Mr Moores continued: "He didn't use his tongue but kissed him three or four times and the complainant described it as a full-on kiss.

"The defendant had his mouth open and it wasn't just a peck, it was not reciprocated." He added that the defendant also told the complainant that he loved him.

Mr Moores said the complainant did not ask Taylor to stop because "he felt the friendship was valuable and didn't want to appear ungrateful".

He said that the visits continued in the following year and it was alleged that Taylor repeated the kisses on four occasions but at no point attempted...

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