A Manchester teacher who groomed two schoolboys has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, two while in a position of trust, following a trial in May.
Joynes groomed two pupils from the age of 15. While on bail for sexual activity with the first boy, she began a relationship with the second, later giving birth to his child. Sentencing her at Manchester Crown Court, Judge Cornell described her conduct as 'breathtaking arrogance'.
In a victim impact statement, one boy said he was 'coerced, controlled, manipulated, sexually abused, and mentally abused'. He described the aftermath as 'a very dark time' and said the abuse 'tore my family apart'.
Joynes was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years, along with a restraining order in relation to both boys.
