A former Teesside teacher today admitted repeatedly sexually assaulting two young girls going back nearly 50 years.
David Farlow carried out the attacks in Stockton when the girls were aged between nine and 12.
One of the 67-year-old's victims from 1974 sat in the public gallery at Teesside Crown Court as he entered pleas to 16 sex charges dating back to July 1, 1965.
Farlow, who now lives in Staffordshire, pleaded not guilty to raping a third girl between February 1973 and August 1975.
The judge ordered him to sign the Sex Offender’s Register before leaving court which means that he must notify police where he is living and inform authorities of his convictions.
He now faces a five-day trial starting March 23 for offences which he has denied.
Judge Howard Crowson told Farlow: “It does seem likely that there will be a trial, preparations are well in hand for that.”
Prosecutor Christine Egerton said earlier: “The pleas will be reviewed, and there will be special measures (for the complainants).”
Farlow pleaded guilty to gross indecency and indecent assault on the first girl between July and August 1965 when she was aged 12.
He admitted eight similar offences on the second girl aged between 10 and 12 and he denied five more.
Farlow faced the single charge of rape against the third girl, which he denied.
Some of the charges were described as specimen offences covering attacks which happened on more than one occasion.
He has no previous convictions.
Farlow, of St Chad House, Trafalgar Way, Lichfield, had his bail extended with conditions banning him from contacting directly or indirectly the complainants or any prosecution witnesses.
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