Teacher accused of having sex with pupil 30 times ‘acted like she was in Sabrina Carpenter music video in the classroom’

A TEACHER accused of having sexual relationships with two pupils “behaved like she was in a Sabrina Carpenter music video”, a court heard. Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, allegedly abused two boys at Christ’s College in Finchley, North London when they were aged 14 and 15 in the 1980s. Sally-Anne Bowen is accused of indecent behaviour with two pupils Credit: PA One of the boys said she wore short skirts and tight jeans Credit: PA The teacher – then aged 25 – allegedly “engaged in flirtatious conduct” with the pupils and “engaged in sexual relationships with them both”. Former pupil Tobias Oliver, who did not know the two alleged victims, told Harrow Crown Court how Bowen caused “a stir” when she started at the school, which normally had male or older female teachers. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! He said: “She dressed and behaved more like my teenage female friends than the other teachers. She would wear short, very tight skirts, a tight t-shirt or vest top and a loose cardigan. “The topics of conversation in class often strayed away from chemistry and became quite sexual. “She would often chew on the end of her hair or cardigan. She would brush her hand over her breasts … it was more like what you would see in a Sabrina Carpenter video than what you would see in a classroom.” Mr Oliver also told jurors that Bowen had no boundaries and “felt more like trying to be one of us, like our friend, than a teacher”. He said she was “very flirtatious” in class and told them how she enjoyed performing sex acts on her boyfriend. The witness claimed on one occasion, Bowen sat on a desk and caught the attention of the class before slowly opening her legs revealing her underwear. Most read in The Sun Bowen taught chemistry at the all-boys’ school Credit: PA She allegedly compared herself to a porn mag model Credit: PA He said there was another time when a boy in the class was reading a “sex manual”, which he believed to be the Kama Sutra. Mr Oliver added: “Sally-Anne Bowen decided to go through it, discussing the merits of different sexual positions, telling us what she had tried and asking what we had tried.” He said this was not a “brief incident” and it “became the focus of the lesson”. Giving evidence previously, the first alleged victim told jurors he slept with Bowen “about 20 or 30 times”. He also denied being a “fantasist” who invented the allegations – branding the suggestion “quite insulting”. In a police interview, the boy said Bowen would dress in a “sexually provocative” way while teaching chemistry at the all-boys’ school. He described her outfits as “tight Levi’s jeans and black skinny pants that you could see everything in, and a black mini skirt”. The boy also told police how on one occasion, the boys were looking at a porn magazine when Bowen took it from them. Jurors heard he expected her to confiscate it but she instead “pointed to an image of a naked woman” and said “that’s what my p***y looks like”. Bowen later told the boy she was leaving the UK to stay at a kibbutz in Israel, the court heard. Bowen allegedly kissed another pupil Credit: Central News She has denied the charges Credit: Central News The boy first disclosed the alleged abuse to a partner, who told him to go to police. When Bowen was interviewed in 2015, she claimed he was a “bit of a nuisance” and “besotted” with her. Jurors heard she described the sexual relationship claims as “just pure fantasy”. As a result of the allegations, Bowen faced a Teaching Regulation Authority hearing in 2022. The teacher is also accused of letting the second boy touch her breasts and kiss her during lunch at a cafe near the school. The court heard he later read about the TRA hearing online and came forward after encouragement from his wife and family. He claimed he was “goaded” by other boys at the school into kissing “young and attractive” Bowen. The pupil also remembered touching her breasts and putting his hand near her crotch – to which “she would not react negatively”, it was said. In his police interview, he said Bowen was “possibly the hottest teacher in our school”. He added: “She was young, she was pretty. She had long straight blonde hair. She had nice eyes. ‘She walked around in a Levi 501 t-shirt. You know I said not good language, but she would walk around with her t*ts sticking out. ‘I think she knew it. She had that level of confidence. Some people like that, want that, appreciate it. ‘But she never really caught my eye. I was a bit of a goth. I liked girls with dark hair and she wasn’t. ‘People would always have conversations. ‘Who’s the fittest teacher? Who would you want to be with the most?’ And she was always at the top of everyone’s list.” Bowen denies eight counts of indecent assault. The trial continues.