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Teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, sobs as she’s found GUILTY of having sex with two pupils including one she had baby with
Teacher preyed on schoolboys and sent racy lingerie snaps and flirty texts
A PAEDO teacher broke down as she was found guilty of having sex with two students - including one she had a baby with while on bail.
Rebecca Joynes, 30, struck up relationships with the boys after preying on them as they sat in her maths class at school.
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She groomed one boy, 15, with a £345 Gucci belt before sleeping with him twice at her Salford flat.
The predator also had sex with a 16-year-old boy on 30 different occasions before having a baby with him.
Joynes was today convicted of four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust following a trial.
She burst into tears and shook as the verdict was delivered after nine hours of deliberation.
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Manchester Crown Court heard how Joynes' vile crimes began in 2021 when she targeted a Boy A in her maths class.
The former gymnast - known as "Bunda Becky" - gave the 15-year-old the first ten digits of her number and asked him to guess the last one.
He told the court he messaged her saying “hi”, and when she failed to reply, he told her in class: “So, you’re just ignoring me then?”
The pair began texting in a “normal” way at first but Joynes then asked if he wanted to meet up.
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He said: “I remember saying, ‘Surely you’re joking?’
“And she said: ‘No, I’m not’.”
In one set of texts, the pair discuss him going to her flat, with the teen asking if they were still on or not.
Joynes replies: “You better had come now you told me you are.”
In another exchange, they joked about another pupil joining them before Boy A tells his teacher he should be “the only one”.
Joynes responded: “Obviously it’s only you.”
Boy A then said: “As it should be. Best student by far.”
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The teen also told Joynes he no longer liked maths as he “gets too distracted now”, before adding it was “from the work”.
The teacher replied: “Better had be the work.”
They went to Selfridges in the Trafford Centre where the teacher bought the teen the belt before taking him home in her Audi.
Laughing Joynes even told him to “shut up” when he mentioned his age before the pair had sex twice at her flat.
The pair had unprotected sex, with Boy A telling his teacher: "'I hope to God you don't get pregnant."
Despite begging the boy not to say anything, he sent a photo to pals of the teacher lying down as proof they slept together.
The following day, his “distraught” mum received a call from the school saying an allegation had been made.
When he was confronted, Boy A at first claimed it was just a “stupid conversation” with his mates that got out of control.
But his mum later received another call – this time from the mother of a teen where Boy A claimed he was staying when he was actually with Joynes.
A police investigation was launched in October 2021 and she was subsequently arrested and bailed on the condition she did not contact any child under 18.
Despite this, Joynes “brazenly” set her sights on a second pupil – Boy B – when he was aged 15.
This progressed into a sexual relationship when he turned 16 after Joynes sent a photo of her bum while wearing a pair of knickers.
She also wrote the teen a gushing note describing him as "perfect".
It read: "I know we are struggling right now and are both extremely stressed.
“But I really hope we can work something out to keep this going for a while longer.
“Every inch of you is perfect and you are all I ever dream about.”
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Once he turned 16, the boy went to Joynes’ flat where she straddled and kissed him before taking his virginity.
The pair later went on to have sex at least 30 times in “numerous different places”.
Joynes told Boy B it was “nearly impossible” for her to get pregnant because she had polycystic ovary syndrome.
But he went to her flat for "date night" and was presented with pizza, scattered rose petals and an Ann Summers scratchcard of sexual activities.
Joynes then gave him a babygrow that said “I love my daddy to the moon and back”.
Boy B told the court he reacted by saying: “What the f**k?”
He said Joynes was crying and told him "I don’t know if I can do this on my own".
The boy also told jurors she tried to end the relationship after believing Joynes was “emotionally abusing” him.
The teen added: “I would try and end it and would say ‘you are a f***ing weirdo, you’re a nonce basically, go find someone your own age’.”
He added that he’d spent 18-months of his life “with a paedophile”.
The baby girl was taken from Joynes following an emergency court hearing 24 hours after delivery and is now in the care of her teen dad.
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The teacher, who has been clutching a baby bonnet every day in court, is allowed contact three times a week for three hours.
During her evidence, Joynes tried to portray herself as someone who just felt "lonely" and wanted the attention.
She told how she had gone through a break up during the pandemic as she strongly denied having a “powerful” sexual attraction to 15-year-old boys.
Joynes also told jurors she ruined her “dream job” with stupid “mistakes” - but claimed her sexual relationship with Boy B only began after he had turned 16 and they had both left the school.
The teacher said: "I was in love with him. I was pregnant with his child.”
But the court was told Joynes was simply a "gaslighter" who was trying to paint herself as the victim.
She was also accused of a "naked attempt to garner sympathy" by visibly tucking a baby's bonnet belonging to the daughter she had with Boy B into her trousers.
Joe Allman, prosecuting, said: "She's aware of the optics here. She's not stupid.
"Is Miss Joynes, more shrewd than she lets on?"
'She's a sexual predator' - police react to Joynes' conviction
Detective Constable Beth Alexander, of our Child Protection Investigation Unit in Salford, said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the victims and their families for being brave enough to come forward and work with us in our investigation.
“Rebecca Joynes is a sexual predator. She was their teacher and they rightfully put their trust in her.
“But Joynes decided to abuse her position and used it to groom two teenagers.
“We welcome today’s verdict and now wait for Joynes to face the consequences for her actions.
“I would like to thank the officers who have worked closely with the victims and their families in establishing the full circumstances of this case, as well as the investigation team for their hard work and dedication during this investigation.
“The two victims and their families have asked for their privacy to be respected now and moving forward – they all wish to carry on with their lives and put this ordeal behind them.”
Joynes denied four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust.
The teacher, who has already spent five months on remand, was bailed to be sentenced on July 4..
Jane Wilson, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, said: “Rebecca Joynes is a sexual predator.
“Joynes was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching and safeguarding children. She abused her position to groom and ultimately sexually exploit schoolboys. Her behaviour has had a lasting impact on them.
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“The CPS worked with Greater Manchester Police to build a strong case to put before the jury, including eyewitness testimony, phone evidence showing the messages sent by Joynes and CCTV footage.
“I would like to thank the victims for supporting the prosecution. Joynes will now face the consequences of her actions.”
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