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Convicted killer and former teacher Chris Dawson is alleged to have first engaged in sexual activity with a student when he took her to his parents’ home, a court has been told.

Former teacher and rugby league player Dawson, 74, is facing a judge-alone trial in the NSW District Court.

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Chris Dawson, 74, is facing a judge-alone trial in the NSW District Court, where he is fighting allegations he engaged in sexual activities with one of his pupils over 40 years ago.

Chris Dawson's former student has given evidence against the 74-year-old convicted murderer, who is facing one count of carnal knowledge, in the NSW District Court.

Convicted killer Chris Dawson is on trial over one count of carnal knowledge as a teacher of a girl aged over 10 and under 17 years of age.

An alleged relationship convicted killer Chris Dawson had with a former student in the 1980s will be probed during a judge-alone trial.

Lynette Simms (formerly Dawson) niece Renee Simms said her family does not expect to ever find her body after Chris Dawson was sent to prison for 24 years on Friday for her murder.

Dawson's wife went missing in January 1982, and her body has never been found.

Yesterday the family asked for her to be remembered as "Lynette Joy Simms" so the family could "claim her b...