Education staffer first raised concerns over underage sex
A NSW Education Department staffer first alerted authorities to Chris Dawson’s alleged underage sex with a schoolgirl. The trial is now adjourned until Thursday
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More than fun and games in the old schoolyard
Cat Stevens’ Old Schoolyard must have been playing in the minds of some of those in the gallery watching Chris Dawson’s former students line up to offer disturbing testimony.
Dawson brothers groomed us: ex-student
A former Sydney schoolgirl has told a court she had vivid memories of ‘kissing and cuddling’ in a school pool.
Dawson brothers in pool with students: court
Convicted killer and former rugby league player Chris Dawson denies allegations he engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old.
Teacher’s contact with student ‘an intimate thing’
A schoolgirl who left Cromer High in the year of Chris Dawson’s alleged offending gives evidence about his activity at a school gym.
Driving lesson at centre of underage sex case
The timing of a driving lesson is a central issue in Chris Dawson’s trial as he fights charges he engaged in sexual activities with an underage student.
A tawdry picture of school life in the 80s
Alleged sexual activity with teens in the middle of PE classes; naked swims and boozing: we thought we knew everything about the sorry Chris Dawson saga — it turns out we don’t.
Driven to distraction before timeline causes headaches
Day five of Chris Dawson’s carnal knowledge trial was delayed by a bomb threat after a suspect bag was left inside Downing Centre.
Accuser asks to be believed in Dawson trial
Convicted wife killer Chris Dawson’s former student delivers an impassioned plea at his carnal knowledge trial.
Dawson student denies ‘making things up’
The woman who says she engaged in sexual activity with Chris Dawson as a 16-year-old has emotionally defended her recollection of events.
‘I want you to believe,’ says accuser at trial
Chris Dawson’s carnal knowledge accuser AB says ‘this happened to me and I want something done about it’.
Ex-student made up report claims: Dawson
Chris Dawson’s accuser at his carnal knowledge trial invented a claim about a double meaning in a school report card, his defence suggests.
Mind games at schoolgirl sex trial
A naked dip in a school pool and incessant proposals of marriage between a teacher and his student. These were among the disparate objects and scenarios placed under the microscope.
Topless photo claim rocks Dawson trial
An ex-student of convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson says their affair started after he saw a topless photo of her that had been passed round school.
Tearful AB bemoans ‘fickle memories’ during evidence
Complainant AB has broken down emotionally for a second consecutive day, when questioned over when Chris Dawson obtained a topless photo of her.
Dawson fury over student’s exam sex story
Former teacher Chris Dawson’s accuser has told of his harsh reaction when she alluded to their sexual contact in a school exam paper, as she broke down in court.
Double vision in Dawson sex trial
After two days of relative harmony and momentum, Chris Dawson’s carnal knowledge trial yesterday devolved into a peripatetic mishmash of stops and starts.
Dawson seen with schoolgirl on his lap: court
Chris Dawson was seen in his school office with a teenage girl on his lap, one of the student’s former classmates has told his carnal knowledge trial.
Teacher ‘wanted to marry’ high school student
Teacher Chris Dawson told a Year 11 student he loved her and would look after her, a court has been told.
Sex with students: one twin teaching, the other out back
Chris Dawson’s accuser says she was so in his thrall that she thanked him after his abuse. Her courtroom account included allegations his twin pursued other schoolgirls.
Dawson’s alleged sex act in parents’ bed
Convicted killer Chris Dawson allegedly first engaged in sexual activity with a student when he took her to his parents’ home, a court has been told.
Dawson ‘used secret sex code’ on accuser’s school reports
Chris Dawson’s trial is hearing evidence from his accuser AB, who has detailed her school report in 1980 – the year she alleges Dawson first had sex with her.
What Chris Dawson looks like now
At 11.01am Christopher Michael Dawson, 74, was brought into the dock of District Court LG1 at Sydney’s Downing Centre court complex to the tinkling of heavy, grey handcuffs being removed from his wrists by a correctional officer.
In cuffs and greens, Chris Dawson faces his carnal knowledge accuser
He’s already serving 24 years for the murder of his wife Lynette. Now Chris Dawson stands accused of grooming and abusing a 16-year-old. | Hear our new podcast The Teacher’s Accuser
Horse hasn’t just bolted, it’s long gone
The evidence of wife-killer Chris Dawson’s alleged conduct — and of the conduct of other teachers with vulnerable school girls — is not new. But the DPP’s lack of action is inexplicable.
All about Dawson’s trial for alleged sex with student
The convicted murderer faces court for alleged sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old former student in the 1980s | Here’s everything you need to know as the trial gets underway.
Dawson denied secret trial for sex charge
Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson is facing trial in the NSW District Court accused of having sex with an underage teenage student.
Judge allows media to hear key testimony
The judge in the trial of Chris Dawson, who allegedly had unlawful sex with a 16-year-old in 1980, has knocked back a request to close proceedings.
Dawson’s health issue during teen sex trial
Days before Chris Dawson is set to face a fresh trial over allegations he had sex with a teenage student, the court has been told of a problem.
Dawson trial over alleged sex with student
An alleged relationship convicted killer Chris Dawson had with a former student in the 1980s will be probed during a judge-alone trial.
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