Violin teacher denies assault

A distinguished violin professor who taught at the Royal College of Music denied sexually assaulting a teenager when he appeared in court today. (Fri) South Africa-born Jan Repko, 64, was suspended by the London conservatoire after the 18-year-old made the allegation last July and he was later dismissed. Repko, who also taught at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, denied one count of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration at…