70-year-old in court in child assault claim.

Byline: Liz Keen

ANINFANT school teacher has told a jury how a young pupil revealed she had been sexually assaulted by a pensioner.

The teacher, described by prosecutors as mature and experienced, said the little girl had made her claims suddenly and "out of the blue".

She had then become embarrassed and reluctant to say any more but was invited to talk again later with the help of a doll.

"There were a range of dolls and she chose a baby doll," the teacher told Cardiff Crown Court.

She said that using the doll, which was an anatomically correct "boy doll", the child described how she had been made to put her hand put on the man's genitals.

The Cardiff school's child protection officer was informed, as was the child'smother who was described as "very shocked" when she heard what had been said.

Asecond child was later asked whether she had been touched and made similar claims to her mother.

George Hynd, 70, of Loudon Square, Cardiff Bay, denies sexually touching both children.

He told prosecutor Marion Lewis at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday that their claims were "ridiculous" and that both were telling lies.

He told police who arrested him last year that the allegations were "rubbish".

Miss Lewis told the jury of five women and seven men: "Somebody is telling you deliberate lies - there's no grey area or room for mistake or misunderstanding. Either you believe the two little girls, who we say are credible witnesses, or you believe the defendant."

But Tracey Lloyd-Nesling, defending, told them: "The prosecution case seems to be: the two girls said it happened, he can't explain why they should lie and that's it.

"But it doesn't work like that. You have to try him on evidence alone".

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ACCUSED: George Hynd outside court