Disgraced maths teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison at Manchester Crown Court today for grooming and having sex with two teenage boys. She gave birth to the child of one of her victims earlier this year.
Judge Kate Cornell described a 'gross breach of trust' and 'significant planning of grooming behaviour'. Joynes was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two while in a position of trust. She had sex with a 15-year-old boy, known as Boy A, and then fell pregnant by a second teenager, 16, known as Boy B, while on bail.
The baby was taken away just 24 hours after birth following an emergency court hearing. Joynes currently has contact with the infant three times a week for three hours. She is expected to serve her sentence at HMP Styal, which has a mother and baby unit, but visits will be strictly controlled.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Boy B said: 'The most innocent victim is our child... They will not have their mum present, and this will leave them with questions.' He added that he would support the baby and deal with the questions that arise.
The day before her second arrest, Joynes organised a 'date night' for Boy B at her flat, involving a scratchcard of sexual activities, rose petals, and a babygrow reading 'I love my daddy to the moon and back'. Boy B described the relationship as emotionally abusive, with Joynes becoming jealous and controlling.
