Rebecca Joynes allegedly became pregnant after having sex with one of her victims, known as boy B, Manchester Crown Court heard - she denies the allegations against her.

Rebecca Joynes allegedly became pregnant after having sex with one of her victims, known as boy B, Manchester Crown Court heard - she denies the allegations against her.

Rebecca Joynes denies having sex with the two boys but admitted, in Manchester Crown Court, to having broken safeguarding rules by being in contact with them on Snapchat and having them back to her apartment in Salford Quays.

The 30-year-old was already suspended from her job and on bail for alleged sexual activity with boy A, 15, when she allegedly took the virginity of a second boy, known as boy B, 16, who she later became pregnant by.

Joynes denies that any sexual activity took place with boy A - whose semen was recovered from her bedsheets.

  • Cralder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Notice how it says “having sex with” instead of “raping” because she is a woman.

    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Yeah as fucked up as it is men cannot be raped by women according to the definition under UK law. That’s what I read anyway someone please correct me though because I would love to be wrong here.

      • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        4 months ago

        It’s not the best source obviously, but according to Wikipedia this is incorrect, women can be charged with rape (if I’ve read this correctly):

        Under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the use of the phrase “his penis” is a misnomer as all laws were previously written using male pronouns. It does not exclude those who are legally female from being able to be covered from the definition of rape.[12]

        The last time I pasted a Wikipedia link on a world news community I was banned, so mods please just delete this comment if I’ve done something wrong. [Edit] note it was a different world news community, I’m just trying to be extra careful.

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_English_law

        • idiomaddict@feddit.deEnglish
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          4 months ago

          I honestly think that’s more about ensuring that they can charge trans women with rape (which they obviously should, when relevant). It seems like the thing they’re commenting on is the pronoun, not the noun.

          Where I am, penetrating someone with an object counts and they phrase it very differently

      • idiomaddict@feddit.deEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Joynes denies six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust.

        The defendant, pleading innocence, said that. The case is about sexual activity with children.

        • Syn_Attck@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Hitman denies being hitman and you believe him, that’s your angle? I know you’re being intentionally obtuse, but it’s clear I was talking about the teenagers, not the woman trying not to be arrested.

          • idiomaddict@feddit.deEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Ohh! It’s just your reading comprehension, not that you’re really suggesting that it’s cool for a teacher to fuck their fifteen year old students and former students. If you care about what the children said, there’s this from the older one:

            Boy B claims he tried to end the relationship but did not know how to, called her a “paedo” and told her to find someone her own age but claimed emotional pressure came from Joynes to keep their relationship going.