A TEACHER accused of having sex with two pupils - including one who got her pregnant - broke down whilst giving evidence after revealing their baby girl was 'taken away' from her.
Rebecca Joynes, 30, wept as she revealed to jurors that the baby was taken from her '24 hours after being born' and now sees her 'three times a week for three hours! Ms Joynes denies six counts of sexual activity with a child, and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court.
The allegations concern two teenage boys who cannot be named for legal reasons she met while she was a teacher at a Greater Manchester school.
Jurors previously heard Ms Joynes allegedly groomed one pupil with a Trafford Centre shopping trip, before having sex with him.
She then fell pregnant by another teenager, the court has heard.
Giving evidence for the first time, Ms Joynes repeatedly denied having any sexual contact with either boy when they were underage.
Of the first complainant, Boy A, she said that she noticed he was 'pushing boundaries' and 'getting a bit more flirtatious!
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