Teacher accused of abusing boy was ‘not frank’ in her evidence

A teacher accused of having sex with a schoolboy after blindfolding him and tying him to a bed ‘was not being frank’ when she gave her evidence, a court heard. Deborah Franklin, 65, was spotted under the covers in bed with the boy by his sister and was regularly seen by other pupils holding his hands during school trips, jurors have heard. The complainant claims his tutor abused him from the age of nine when she undressed and kissed him…