A TEACHER accused of molesting a schoolboy after showing him Internet porn denied the charges yesterday.

David McPhearson-Smith, 41, admitted taking the boy, 15, to his home but "emphatically" denied touching him.

The teacher told Newcastle Crown Court he had an arrangement that the boy would help in the garden and be paid about £10.

On the day of the alleged attack, he said the boy was at his house admiring photographs. He had taken him upstairs to show him his computer equipment before driving him to a school concert.

Mr McPhearson-Smith had refused to answer questions during his first police interview after obtaining legal advice and consulted with his teaching union.

Mr MacPhearson Smith, 41, of North Drive, Cleadon, South Tyneside, denies two charges of indecent assault.

The trial continues.