City teacher guilty of pupil assault and sex comments
Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that Gavin Atkinson, 58, of Crocketford in Dumfries, repeatedly pushed the boy on the body and pressed his body against a doorway with his knee to his injury.
He told the girl he could see her underpants.
The teacher had denied the charges, which occurred between August 1 and December 24, 2013.
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Hide AdOn the third day of his trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, the prosecution dropped a charge accusing Atkinson of directing verbal and written sexual communications to an adult learner pupil at the school.
And he was found not guilty of making comments of a sexual nature to the 13-year old boy.
Sentence was deferred on Atkinson until May 27 for the preparation of a social work report, and he was ordered to register as a sex offender.