A teacher told a court she ‘liked the attention’ she received from a teenage boy she is accused of having sex with, whilst accepting that her relationship with another was a ‘secret’.
Rebecca Joynes, 30, said she felt ‘lonely’ at the time, but repeatedly denied having sex with either of the underage pupils.
Ms Joynes denies six counts of sexual activity with a child, and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court. READ MORE: Teacher accused of having sex with two underage pupils breaks down after revealing baby girl was 'taken away' 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.
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