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Paedo teacher’s last days of freedom – shopping trip and final cuddles with baby

Paedophile teacher Rebecca Joynes, who has today been sentenced to six and a half years behind bars, had a small taste of freedom after being bailed in May. Here’s how she spent her final weeks on the outside

Rebecca Joynes’ freedom has come to an end(Steve Allen)

Rebecca Joynes openly wept in the dock today as she was handed a six-and-a-half-year sentence following a brief taste of freedom.

In May, the paedo teacher was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust. Manchester Crown Court heard how Joynes, 30, became pregnant by a 16-year-old pupil, known as Boy B, while already on bail and suspended from her ‘dream’ job following alleged sexual activity with one 15-year-old boy, Boy A.

Joynes was released on bail by a judge following her grave convictions, but the grim reality of what was to come was no doubt playing on her mind at all times. Here, the Mirror looks at Joynes’ last weeks of freedom before being locked up once more…

Time spent with baby

Joynes was allowed to spend some time with her baby before sentencing(PA)
She gave birth earlier this year(Steve Allen)

Following her conviction on May 17, Joynes was allowed a brief period of freedom to spend with her baby, who she shares with her second victim, Boy B. Joynes spent much of her pregnancy behind bars in HMP Styal, in Cheshire, where some of the region’s most vulnerable and heavily convicted women are housed. The sex offender gave birth in early 2024, but the baby was taken from her within 24 hours.

During her trial, Joynes had a baby’s bonnet tucked into her trousers, which prosecutor Joe Allman dismissed ‘naked attempt to garner sympathy’. Although she may well have hoped being a mother of a young child would have gone in her favour, Judge Kate Cornell made it clear that. although she would be allowed time to see her child, this shouldn’t distract from the fate that awaited her.

Warning Joynes to expect prison for her offending, Judge Cornell told her: “There’s a baby in this case who has done nothing wrong and is entirely innocent of all wrongdoing, and you will obviously want to see her before the sentence is passed, I do understand that. But you must be under no illusion what’s going to happen on the 4th of July.”

It’s thought Joynes will be able to continue to see her child behind bars, under strictly controlled visits. Rules stipulate prisoners with a child under 18 months old may apply to bring their child to prison with them. However, for those serving sentences of 18 months or more arrangements will usually be made for the child to be cared for elsewhere.

In his victim impact statement, Boy B said that their baby was ‘the most important’ victim, telling the court: “When I think of victims, the most innocent and important is our child. Our baby will grow up without a mother.”

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