John Stringer, 41, from Cardiff, denies five counts of sexual abuse of a girl under 13.
A Gwent Police officer accused of assaulting a girl and showing her pornography was "trusted" by her parents, a jury has heard.
Giving evidence on the second day of the trial, the father told prosecutor Ian Wright: "There has been occasions where she has come to us and said how John has told her things about his private life that we thought were a little bit not quite right for a young girl.He was also asked by the prosecution if he trusted Mr Stringer.The girl's mother also told the jury: "She would say that he'd said he wanted a girlfriend and that he missed his previous partner.
In a statement written by the aide and read to the court by Mr Wright, the teaching assistant said the girl had approached her in the playground and told her: "John sits next to me and puts a blanket over me and puts his hand here.""I did not ask any leading questions but I did ask her if she had told her mum and dad and she said she hadn't.
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