A judge will deliver a verdict today over a sexual relationship Chris Dawson allegedly had with a student while he was her teacher. 9News
A Supreme Court judge found he wanted to pursue an unfettered relationship with a student.
In the latest judge-alone trial, Dawson pleaded not guilty to one count of carnal knowledge as a teacher of a girl aged over 10 and under 17 years of age, a historical charge replaced in 1986.His 24-year sentence for killing Lynette, whose body has never been found, and laws preventing his parole before it is, mean he is expected to live out his days in prison.
Known during the trial as AB for legal reasons, a student in Dawson's sports class for year 11 in 1980 said she became engaged in alleged sexual activity with him between July and the end of the school year.
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