Article: Respected teacher denies sex charge

A Teacher performed a sex act on a teenage boy he had met on a gay networking website, a court heard.

Russell Spink, who denies sexually touching the boy, was described as a 'highly respected and dedicated teacher' when he appeared before Chester Crown Court yesterday.

But prosecutors claim Spink, pictured, had given the 16-year-old a pornographic DVD and later sexually assaulted him in May last year.

David Potter, prosecuting, said: "He was a talented music teacher as well as a guidance team leader for Year Nine at the school where he taught.

"As well as supporting children's education as head of music he had a pastoral role."

The court heard the boy had been browsing the internet for gay ...

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