A married nursery worker who had sex with a 13-year-old schoolboy and had his baby, was facing a potential jail sentence on Wednesday after a jury convicted her of three counts of sexual activity with a child.

Leah Cordice had claimed in her defence that she was raped by the boy when she was 17 years old but a jury rejected her claim by convicting her of three counts of sexual activity with a child. They acquitted her of two other counts of sexual activity of a child which were alleged to have taken place when Cordice was aged 18 years.

Dark-haired Coridce, who lives in the Royal Borough, showed no emotion as the foreman of the jury of seven men and four women read out the unanimous verdicts.

Judge Peter Clarke QC then told the jury: “I have got to consider a custodial sentence.

“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.

“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."

The court heard that the boy victim would attend court with his parents to see Cordice being sentenced next month and had prepared a victim impact statement.

Judge Clarke adjourned the case so that a probation report could be created about Cordice.

Cordice, who appeared in court wearing a big camouflage jacket and a black top, was released on bail to await sentencing.

The victim and Cordice had had sex twice a month for a period of time but the jury decided the affair had stopped before Cordice turned 18 years.

Sentencing is to take place at the same court next month.