Alleged victims to record testimony in Daniels case
A court has been told that one alleged victim of Kyle Daniels will need breaks every ten minutes when she records her testimony against the former swim coach.
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The young students who accuse Mosman swim coach Kyle Daniels of molesting them while under his tutelage, will testify against him in prerecorded interviews over six days.
Downing Centre Court today heard one nervous alleged victim would need regular breaks every ten minutes in an effort to complete her interview, likely to last an entire day.
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The former Knox Grammar School pupil was not present at the hearing, where Judge Kara Shead agreed on six dates for prerecorded hearings – April 20, May 27, 28 and 29 and June 1 and 2.
Daniels has pleaded not guilty to allegations he sexually abused nine young female pupils.
He faces 26 sexual abuse charges, including nine counts of having sexual intercourse with a child under the age of ten.
The interviews of up to nine girls, aged between six and 11 years, will be heard at his trial in October.
Five of Daniels’s colleagues – poolside supervisors, lifeguards and a reception supervisor from the Mosman Swim Centre – will act as witnesses for the prosecution.
The court previously heard how counsel should address each child during cross-examination, including, for example, how the alleged victims would like to refer to the accused and their body parts and whether they understand the passing of the time.
One of the girls as young as six struggles at times to concentrate and speaks in a hushed voice, the court previously heard.
One child was also given permission to hold a breathing toy dog to relax her nerves, while another will be allowed to colour in pictures while being cross-examined.
The girls are all former students of Daniels at the Mosman Swim Centre, where he was employed between June 2018 and March 2019.
The case was adjourned for agreement to March 3.
His bail continues.