Teacher's racy Snapchat messages sent to pupils she slept with in full

18 May 2024 , 11:35

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Teacher's racy Snapchat messages sent to pupils she slept with in full

Twisted love notes and Snapchats that exposed paedophile teacher Rebecca Joynes have been revealed.

After a two-week trial at Manchester Crown Court, Joynes, 30, was on Friday found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

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

The baby was taken into care shortly after birth. Neither teenager can be identified for legal reasons. In one of her disturbing Snapchat messages to the school pupils, she wrote: "Obviously it's only you".

This is a mock-up of the Snapchat messages heard in court between Rebecca Joynes (noted as 'Me') and Boy A (Daily Mirror)

This is a mock-up of further Snapchat messages heard in court between Rebecca Joynes (noted as 'Me') and Boy A (Daily Mirror)

Tried to delete messages

It was the middle of the summer when the police knocked at the door of Rebecca Joynes' apartment. The flat was part of a luxury complex with a 24-hour gym, cinema room, concierge and views overlooking Salford Quays and Manchester United's home ground.

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After hearing a knock at the door, Joynes grabbed her phone and clicked 'factory settings' in a bid to erase incriminating evidence, reported Manchester Evening News, before she eventually opened the door minutes later. In a search of her apartment, they found scattered rose petals, a birthday card for Boy B, handwritten notes and a baby grow. It later became clear that Joynes had planned a date night to give the boy the news that she was pregnant and he was the father.

The court heard how Joynes took the virginity of the 16-year-old named only as Boy B, who she later became pregnant by (Steve Allen)

This is a mock-up of other Snapchat messages heard in court between Rebecca Joynes (noted as 'Me') and Boy A (Daily Mirror)

Red rose petals

Red rose petals had been strewn around the flat, and had been used to create a huge love heart on her bed. The handwritten notes were hidden in different places. Officers found a series of them which read:

'Now go to where I undercooked our pizza.'

'Your first surprise is waiting for you where we spend more time in the summer.'

'Where do we keep all of the goodies?'

'Where do you go when I tell you to hurry up?'

'Where do you like to aim your wee after sex?'

'Find the final surprise where we should be having cuddles right now.'

Rebecca Joynes has been found guilty of six sex offences

With the final note, they found a small baby grow with the words: 'I love my daddy to the moon and back' embossed on it. They also found packs of Pregnacare tablets, a 'sex scratchcard' from Ann Summers, and a birthday card in Joynes' handwriting which read: "To [Boy B], your kisses are the ones I long for. Every inch of you is perfect... I love you so much, forever and always."

In a final search of her white Audi A1, officers recovered a love letter written to Boy B. It read: "Hi baby, I know you are struggling right now. We are both extremely stressed but I really hope we can work something out together to keep things going well longer. I don't think you understand how much I really do love you."

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"You genuinely are my whole world. You have no idea how perfect I think you are. You are all I have ever dreamed about - it's why I'm spending every second I can with you. When you get to the apartment you'll find some clues. I love you so much, I can't put it into words. Please stay by my side, baby. My world, I love you.."

Predatory Snapchat messages

Joynes denied any sexual activity had taken place when either boy was underage, and claimed that the first, Boy A, was 'lying' that anything had happened at all. Relating to Boy A's case, she had also reset her phone in an effort to hide the messages between them.

But police were able to recover messages from his device, which recorded the build-up to a shopping trip where she bought him a £345 Gucci belt. The dangerous exchanges started after Boy A asked for her phone number. Instead of doing what any responsible teacher would do and refusing to do so, Joynes gave him nine of the numbers and left him to work out the rest. When he called, she didn't pick up.

A flirtatious Snapchat conversation soon followed. "Are you going to ignore me then... I see how it is," Boy A messaged her. "I don't like [school subject], get too distracted now," he said.

"It better had be from the work," Joynes messaged. "Of course Miss, what else would it be," Boy A replied. "Good [emoji]", she sent back. "Am I coming later or no?" he asked. "You better had come now you told me you are," she said.

The boy had joked with friends that he was going to 's**g' Joynes. Then she arranged to take him to the Trafford Centre for a shopping trip after he saw her Snapchat story and asked her: "When are you taking me?".

Later, when joking about another pupil joining them, the boy said: "I had better be the only one." "Obviously it's only you," she wrote back.

Boy A said: "As it should be. Best student if you ask me." Joynes replied: "That's debatable." In another exchange, Boy A said: "Are you asleep?". Joynes replied: "Nope. Why? X". She would go on to groom Boy A with a £345 Gucci belt from Selfridges, and then brought him back to her flat and had sex with him. His mum would later spot a love bite on his neck.

Invites second teen to flat

Months later, after being arrested for her offending against Boy A and suspended from her teaching job, she began speaking with Boy B on Snapchat before inviting him to her flat.

In April 2022, she became pregnant with their daughter - but, within hours of her revealing the news to Boy B on a 'date night', complete with food from Pizza Express, love notes and rose petals, the police were knocking at the door of the apartment where she abused both victims.

In the trial that followed, while she claimed that she hadn't had sex with Boy A, she claimed she only got into a relationship with Boy B after he had turned 16, after he had left school and after she was dismissed from her post. She will be sentenced in July.

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas