Married nursery worker, 20, who had sex with 13-year-old boy and had his baby is facing jail after being found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child
- Leah Cordice seduced the teenager when she was 17 in the boy's bedroom
- She then falsely claimed he had raped her but a jury rejected the allegation
- Judge told court that if she were a male custody would be almost inevitable
A married nursery worker, 20, who had sex with a 13-year-old boy and had his baby is facing jail after being found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child.
Leah Cordice from Windsor, Berkshire, falsely claimed that the teenager raped her but a jury at Reading Crown Court rejected her version of events.
Following the verdict, a judge told the court that if Cordice was a male 'custody would be almost inevitable'.
Married nursery worker Leah Cordice, of Windsor, Berkshire, who had sex with a boy, 13, and had his baby sent the teen 'I love you' messages on WhatsApp, a court has been told
Cordice - who was 17 when she seduced the victim - showed no emotion as the unanimous conviction was delivered today.
Judge Peter Clarke QC then told the jury: 'I have got to consider a custodial sentence.
'To be sexist about this, if Leah was a young man of 17 years and the complainant was a 13-year-old girl, the sentence would be almost inevitable as far as custody is concerned.
'It is all very unfortunate for everyone, herself included, but I was struck, as I suspect you were, by her lack of self-awareness of what she was doing to the victim.
Cordice also sent the boy messages complaining that he did not speak to her enough and she thought his new social media picture looked 'cute'
'It seems to me that one of the evils here is that, for the rest of his life, the victim will know that that baby girl is laying somewhere that he does not know about and that - I can say as a man - would be as scarring for a father as for a mother. That is a further matter I need to consider and the impact that it has had on him.'
Cordice seduced the boy while he played on his Xbox in his bedroom, where she had pulled down his trousers and asked for sex.
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She also sent the teenager complimentary text messages and bought him presents of fish and chips.
The victim will attend court with his parents to see Cordice sentenced next month and has prepared a victim impact statement.
Cordice, 20, had met up with the boy twice a month for sex, the jury at Reading Crown Court heard
Tara McCarthy, who was defending Cordice, said: 'This is a very sad situation all around and obviously, Your Honour, I will address you in terms of mitigation.'
Cordice, who appeared in court wearing a camouflage jacket and a black top, was released on bail to await sentencing.
Judge Clarke told her: 'I need to know more about you and your present circumstances. You should understand that I have to be considering an immediate custodial sentence.'
He adjourned the case so that a probation report could be created about Cordice. She had sex with the boy twice a month for a period of time but the jury decided the affair had stopped before Cordice turned 18 years. They acquitted her of two other counts of sexual activity with a child which were alleged to have taken place when Cordice was 18.
Cordice, who sat in Reading Crown Court (pictured) is facing jail after seducing the 13-year-old
