Ex-history instructor accused of ‘raping boy in a classroom and oral intercourse’

A former historical past instructor has been accused of raping a schoolboy behind a cabinet door and performing oral intercourse on him.

Gareth Rogers, 77, denies indecently assaulting two boys whereas he was instructing at Caerleon Comprehensive School in Newport through the Nineteen Seventies. The alleged offences occurred when the complainants had been youngsters and are centred round indecent assault.

Newport Crown Court heard on Monday (January 29) that Rogers denies 5 counts of indecent assault and one depend of buggery, arguing that the allegations had been “made up” by the complainants and telling cops he had no reminiscence of it. Prosecutor Ieuan Bennett defined in his opening assertion in entrance of the jury that cops had been knowledgeable of the alleged abuse in 2018 earlier than the second complainant got here ahead in 2019, WalesOn-line studies.

The first complainant claimed he was abused in a communal altering room by the defendant, in a press release made throughout a videoed police interview. He claimed that Rogers put his arms down his shorts and touched his penis, one thing he claimed occurred on quite a few events with it happening for “months and months “.

He added that he and a bunch of boys had been allegedly “favoured” by Rogers. The claimant additionally alleged an incident befell when Rogers organised an out-of-term-time soccer match throughout which he touched his penis underneath his shorts within the altering room.

The court docket additionally heard how he was allegedly informed to undress in Roger’s workplace after being summoned there – regardless of being scared of what would possibly occur. He mentioned Rogers then started performing oral intercourse on him. Mr Bennett mentioned he then invited the complainant behind a cabinet door “away from prying eyes” and raped him.

The claimant mentioned that the act had had a unfavorable impression on their life going ahead and it added it had left them “terrified”, “ashamed” and it had “messed with him and messed up his head”.

The second claimant famous that pupils had nicknamed him “Randy Rogers” and that he had given him additional tuition at residence, in his bed room.

Mr Bennett mentioned: “The reason why Gareth Rogers was talking to a schoolboy like that was he was grooming him and preparing him to be unlawfully touched.” The complainant added that Rogers took out his penis and started masturbating him.

Rogers, of Commercial Street, Newport, was invited to attend a voluntary interview with police, throughout which he denied any type of abuse and accused the complainants of “making it all up”. He denied tutoring a pupil at his residence and claimed he had “absolutely no sexual interest in boys”.

The trial continues.