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Complete with rose petals spread in a trail through her apartment, a sex games scratchcard, and ending with a babygro, Joynes' announcement led to almost two years of lies unravelling in hours.
The mother has attacked the school, which cannot be identified for legal reasons, after it allegedly failed to tell parents the predatory teacher - only learning about her behaviour in the press.
Rebecca Joynes denies six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust
Former teacher Rebecca Joynes is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust
The 30-year-old denies sex offences involving two teenage boys.