Overview

• Harvey, 51, is on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of abusing his position of trust by engaging in sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old pupil in his car, her home or other off-campus settings.
• Prosecutors say the relationship began at Penryn College before persisting after the girl enrolled at Truro College.
• The court heard of two pregnancy scares, accompanied by secret text messages exchanged during the relationship’s decline.
• The case emerged when the pupil confided in a friend, prompting a report to von and CoCornwall Police.
• Harvey denies the allegations as a “figment of her imagination.”