Pupil ‘raped’ by teacher

A former primary school support worker sexually abused and raped a boy for nearly a decade, a court heard. Rodney Holberton, 75, allegedly carried out the attacks during the 1970s while working for the Inner London Education Authority as a mentor to children from deprived backgrounds. The teacher is said to have abused the boy on a camping trip, at his home in Maida Vale and at an address in Essex. The alleged victim complained to police in September 2015…