Overview
- On day three, a now-adult witness said he was 16 when Paul Adams spanked him in a home recording studio after calling it an initiation and offering £200.
- The witness testified he drank whisky with Adams before being told to pull down his trousers, and he later said he regretted agreeing to the act.
- Defense barrister Mark Barlow challenged whether the man’s memory was influenced by newspaper reports and suggested it was a joke, which the witness rejected.
- Another alleged victim earlier told the jury he was locked in a room and struck with a gym shoe, saying the teacher appeared sexually aroused during the beating.
- The wife of a separate complainant testified her husband recognized Adams from a News & Star Facebook post about a 2022 case and, after counselling and hesitation, reported to police; Adams, 77, denies all charges and the trial continues at Carlisle Crown Court.