Rebecca Joynes is facing another disturbing chapter after being accused of becoming pregnant by a student while already on bail in connection with a separate case involving another teenage pupil.
The former teacher was previously jailed after being convicted of having sexual relationships with two teenage students. She has since been banned from teaching.
Yes, this is the kind of story that makes you stare at the headline twice.
She bought her 15-year-old student a £345 belt at the Trafford Centre, then took him back to her flat that same night.
Rebecca Joynes was already on police bail for s*xually ab*sing another boy at the school where she taught. Her bail conditions explicitly banned unsupervised contact with anyone under 18.
She groomed a second boy anyway. She became pregnant. Their child was removed from her care within 24 hours of birth.
A jury convicted her on six counts. She was sentenced to six and a half years and placed on the s*x offender register for life.
In his impact statement, the boy she became pregnant with said he was coerced and controlled, that he struggled to find support as a male victim, and that he believed the response would have been different if the genders were reversed.
“I will forever be Rebecca’s victim,” he said, “and forever linked to her through our child.”
Joynes was a teacher. Her students were teenagers. The relationships crossed a serious professional and legal line yet the situation became even more complicated after reports emerged about a pregnancy involving one of her pupils.
The legal consequences for Joynes have already been significant. She has served time in prison and has now been barred from the profession.
The latest allegations only add another layer to an already disturbing case.
Teachers are trusted with young people’s education and safety.
That trust comes with responsibility, and when that trust is broken, the consequences should be serious.
