Stuart Kerner is accused of having a secret affair with a pupil, but his lawyer said today the alleged victim was a 'liar'
A schoolgirl concocted an "elaborate fantasy" about losing her virginity to her married RE teacher before telling police they were having an affair after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, a court heard today.
She created a "well thought-out" story about a secret relationship with her teacher after reading the best-selling erotic novel by EL James, the jury was told.
She told police the pair had illicit sex in school store cupboards and long lovemaking sessions while his wife was at work.
The pupil began having intimate encounters with married vice principal Stuart Kerner, 44, when she was just 15-years-old, she told Inner London Crown Court.
However, lawyers acting for Bexleyheath Academy teacher Kerner claimed today that she had misled police with the sordid tale.
Edward Ellis, defending, said "You agreed that you lie, you are a liar and you lie to get attention.
"I suggest to you that the allegations sound in some areas like a romantic novel.
"I'm going to suggest to you that this is an extension of your behaviour, your lying. This is a well thought-out story.
"On your Kindle you were reading a book at the time. In your interview with police you say you were reading 50 Shades of Grey."
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police Kerner took her to different rooms around the school campus where they would have sex.
She claimed the teacher took her virginity in a store cupboard lying on a blanket and a yoga mat while he wore a suit and waistcoat - a look she found particularly attractive.
Jurors were read sections from Fifty Shades of Grey by Mr Ellis.
Quoting one passage, he read: "You'll have to learn to keep still,' I scold, tugging at the hair under his waistband.
"His breath hitches, and he grins at me.
"Yes, Miss Steele,' he murmurs, eyes burning bright. 'In my pocket, condom,' he breathes."
Giving evidence from behind a screen, the girl alleged that Kerner would often produce a condom from his pocket, on one occasion saying "this is in case I find you irresistible".
Mr Ellis commented: "This amounts to an elaborate fantasy that you have created."
The girl, now 19, replied: "I disagree."
She alleges that her first intimate experience came when she was just 15-years-old with Kerner.
Kerner, a religious studies, politics and ethics teacher, worked from an office in the school library, where the girl had volunteered since Year 9.
She told the court that he took her virginity in a 105-minute romp in a store cupboard after excusing her from a lesson, claiming it was an "emergency".
The former pupil also claims Kerner drove them to his marital home in Aylesford, Kent, for an all-day sex session while his wife was at work.
In another passage from the steamy novel, Mr Ellis said there were similarities in the way she described the alleged encounters to EL James' prose.
He read to jurors: "We need to make sure you are simply irresistible for this evening, she says with determination," adding: "The allegations you put to Mr Kerner are untruths."
However, during further questioning by prosecutor Warwick Tatford, the girl said Fifty Shades of Grey was a book about sadomasochism and relationships with schoolgirls didn't feature.
Kerner denies two counts of sexual activity with a child and six counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.
The trial continues.
