Chris Dawson to face trial over relationship with teenage student in 1980s

Chris Dawson to face trial over relationship with teenage student in 1980s

Chris Dawson to face trial over relationship with teenage student in 1980s

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By Kat Wong

Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson will face trial over allegations he had a sexual relationship with one of his teenage students in the 1980s.

Dawson, 74, has been charged with one count of carnal knowledge by a teacher of a girl between the ages of 10 and 17.

Chris Dawson has been charged with one count of carnal knowledge by a teacher of a girl.

Chris Dawson has been charged with one count of carnal knowledge by a teacher of a girl.Credit: Nick Moir

The former Newtown Jets rugby league player was a sports teacher at a public high school on the northern beaches, where he allegedly began a relationship with the student.

The student was allegedly 16 at the time the two began having sexual intercourse, while Dawson was aged

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