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    Shamed teacher told abused pupil she had ‘attributes of what wife should be’

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    By James Cartledge

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    Shamed teacher told abused pupil she had 'attributes of what wife should be'

    A teacher at an independent Christian school sexually abused a girl pupil and told her she “had the attributes of what a wife should be as God decreed it”. Mark Baker, 53, preyed on the victim while teaching at the £10,680-a-year River School in Worcester. He admitted two charges of indecent assault at Worcester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, September 23. The court heard the historic offences happened years ago and the victim, who cannot be named, was now an adult. Prosecutor Megan Jewkes said Baker had touched the girl and kissed her, which was “a clear breach of trust”. She said: “She was a student at River School, Mr Baker being a teacher. “Mr Baker has groomed her. He’s entered into a relationship with her. He told her she had the attributes of what a wife should be as God decreed it. “This was a case of grooming. He has worked to get the young child to believe that she was to be his wife.” The court heard Baker carried out the abuse while working at the independent Christian school. The school, which opened in 1985, is managed by the Worcester Christian Education Trust and teaches 113 boys and girls aged four to 16. It last underwent an Ofsted inspection in 2007 which rated it Good. The school website states: “Our Christian vision and values are at the core of everything we do. “We include and value every individual as significantly made in the image of their Creator.” Outlining the school’s principles and values, it states: “Relationships are the most precious things in life: our relationships with God and with one another.” Baker, wearing a dark suit, spoke only to confirm his name and address and enter pleas. He pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 16. Chairman of the bench, Jonathan Wiltshire, said magistrates would send the case to Worcester Crown Court which had greater sentencing powers. He told Baker: “We feel there’s a realistic prospect that a greater sentence will be handed out by crown court so you will be sentenced by a judge instead.” Baker, of Haws Hill, Carnforth, Lancashire, was granted unconditional bail and ordered to appear at Worcester Crown Court on October 21 for sentencing.

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