Teacher tells sexual assault trial it was ‘major mistake’ to have student sleep in bed beside him

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A teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young men has told his trial that he made a “major mistake” to have a student sleep in bed beside him.

The 59-year-old man has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault in relation to six complainants on dates between March 1991 and November 1997 at locations in Co Dublin.