Two men targeted a teenage boy and brandished a knife before making off with his bike near Stockport. Officers say the two unknown men approached the boy as he was cycling along Chester Road, in Poynton, in the direction of the railway station.
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The teenage boys who were the alleged victims of sexual activity with a teacher were ‘lying’ and ‘putting the boot in’, a court has heard.
Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child. 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, Boy A, with a Trafford Centre shopping trip, before having sex with him. She then fell pregnant by another teenager, Boy B, the court has heard.
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On Wednesday afternoon, May 15, Michael O’Brien, in his closing speech for the defence, said the first complainant, Boy A, had lied about what had taken place between him and Ms Joynes while the second complainant, Boy B, had 'put the boot in' while being interviewed by detectives.
“She of course wishes she would do things differently - she has done what she has done and has stood with it. She is not proud of it, she has let herself and her family down,” he said.
“She feels guilty - does that mean you find her guilty without any consideration of the evidence in the case?
“Does that mean you find her guilty because she met two students outside of school? It may be wrong but it is not a criminal offence.”
Mr O’Brien said Boy A initially denied anything had happened with Ms Joynes, claiming it was all just “banter” with his friends that got out of hand in a group chat.
The barrister said after contact between Boy A and Miss Joynes on Snapchat, the teenager had bragged to his friends that he was “going to s**g” the teacher.
“Would he lose face
Two men targeted a teenage boy and brandished a knife before making off with his bike near Stockport. Officers say the two unknown men approached the boy as he was cycling along Chester Road, in Poynton, in the direction of the railway station.
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