The woman, who is now in her sixties, is charged with two counts of indecently assaulting the boy between June and September 1985 when the boy was aged thirteen.Prosecuting counsel Garrett McCormack said that when the complainant was in first year the accused woman was a student teacher at his school in Dublin.
After the boy had finished first year, the court heard the teacher and her friend spent time with the boy and his family on holiday abroad. Mr McCormack said when they got back to Dublin it was alleged there were two further incidents where the teacher performed oral sex on the boy in his home on two separate occasions in 1985.In his evidence the man said he got on well in the teacher's class. She recommended books for him to read and he remembered going to her house reasonably regularly where he would watch 'Eastenders' and have food with her family.
He said the conversations started getting more personal. She would give him"inside information" about the people in the school.