Head teacher in court over 'abuse of power'

Gregory Hill worked at Howard Junior School for 15 years and was head for 10 years

A head teacher has appeared in court charged with harassing a colleague and resisting arrest.

Gregory Hill, from Fakenham, Norfolk, denies harassment without violence against a woman for an 11-month period from March 2022.

The 48-year-old also denies resisting arrest.

Prosecuting Monali Raleraskar told King's Lynn Magistrates' Court the case was "a classic abuse of power situation, which Mr Hill imposed over a newly-qualified teacher".

The woman who made the allegations shared details of messages on X (formerly Twitter), phone calls and classroom interactions during her evidence.

She told the court the contact became more frequent and culminated in a message in March 2022, when Mr Hill told her he had fallen in love with her.

She replied: "I'm 23, I don't have the life experience for this".

She is due to be cross-examined by defence barrister Mathew Dance.

The trial continues.