An ex-Salford teacher wrote a note to a teenage boy saying “every inch of you is perfect” before having his baby, a court has heard.
Rebecca Joynes, 30, is on trial accused of six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust.
Joynes admitted she had broken safeguarding rules as a teacher by being in contact with two boys on Snapchat and then having them back at her apartment in Salford Quays.
She was already suspended from her high school job and on bail for alleged sexual activity with boy A, 15, when she allegedly took the virginity of a second boy, known as boy B, 16, who she later became pregnant by.
Neither teenagers must be identified.
Joynes denies any sexual activity took place with boy A and states that the relationship with boy B only began after he had left school and she had lost her job as a teacher, so no legal offence was committed as she was no longer in a position of trust.
On Tuesday (May 14), the defendant was cross-examined at Manchester Crown Court by prosecutor, Joe Allman, for a second day, as he pointed out “similarities” in both cases.
He said both boys were 15 when she began taking each one into her flat and both had been communicating with her on Snapchat – where messages are deleted and not recoverable by police.
Joynes said boy B contacted her to see how she was and, as she was lonely, she liked the attention and a friendship grew.
They would go for walks and he would visit her flat, as she preferred staying in her apartment in Salford rather than with her parents on the Wirral.
Joynes said, “Speaking to my family, I had made mistakes, I had basically ruined my chances with my dream job.”
Mr Allmans said Joynes had a supportive family, a sister and a best friend back home, but instead chose the company of a 15-year-old boy in Salford.
“How on Earth can that second scenario be a draw for you?” Mr Allman said.
Joynes said: “I was stupid but I did choose that option, obviously I was breaking my bail conditions.”
Jurors heard Joynes and boy B rowed and could not decide on whether to keep the baby or have an abortion.
Boy B claims he tried to end the relationship but did not know how to, called her a “paedo” and to find someone her own age but claimed emotional pressure came from Joynes to keep their relationship going.
Mr Allman cited a letter she wrote to boy B, saying: “Every inch of you is perfect. You are all I ever dream about.”
Joynes said: “This was a year after he left school. I was in love with him. I was pregnant with his child.”
Joynes denies six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust.
The trial was adjourned until this morning (May 15).
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