A mother has been jailed for four years after having sexual intercourse with two 13-year-olds in her son's bedroom while he was at school.

Natalie Harris, the paedophile mother, had started sending sexual messages to one of the schoolboys on the social app, Snapchat, before then inviting them both to her address.

In what the judge labelled a 'total disregard of any moral compass', the mother-of-six garnered an 'obsession for sex with young boys' and wanted 'attention' after a break-up with a partner, the court heard.

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Although she begged the boys to keep it a secret, she was arrested after a video of the threesome circulated around the school, of which was filmed by one of the boys.

Harris wept in the dock on Thursday as she was jailed for four years, and admitted to four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

Mr Lawson told Portsmouth Crown Court: 'The case came to light in January of last year. 'There was a video that had been circulating around the school both boys attended. 'The police got a call from a concerned parent which showed an adult female engaging in sexual activity with a boy.'

The court also revealed that the two boys initially denied involvement before one of them eventually told their mother. Mr Lawson said Harris was identified as the woman in the video via her 'distinctive hand tattoos'. Her mobile phone was then seized by police and a 'thread of messages' was found between her and one of the boys  - who she had saved in her contacts as 'Rachel'

When the boy had finally come forward to tell his mum he had been the one who took the video, Mr Lawson said: 'He said in November 2022, around the time of the World Cup, the defendant had started to message him on Snapchat and by text. 'He said the messages became sexual and invited both boys to go to her house.'

'It was clear to both boys they were going there for sex.'

The mother of the boy who revealed what had happened has revealed that she had seen her son 'fade away' as a result of the 'awful nightmare'. She added: my 'poor boy' has lost interest in several hobbies and now stays indoors as a result. 'My heart just breaks, I couldn't have imagined this happening to my son - he is a child,' she said. 'Natalie has completely turned our family upside down. 'The worst thing about all of this is she has taken away his childhood and I will never forgive her. 'He will never get back the childhood that has been taken from him. This will stay with us now for the rest of our lives.'

'The boy described how you started to send him messages and invited him to your home,' she said. 'You took them to your son's bedroom and engaged in sexual activity with both boys.

'They left because it was time for your son to come home from school.'

Regarding the young boy who reported the incident, she said: 'The impact upon him has been dreadful. He feels guilty about what happened. You have clearly turned that family upside down and taken his childhood away from him.'

During the sentencing, the judge remarked: 'No sentence I can pass can give him his childhood back or undo the damage you have done to him.'

The judge alleged that the 'manic episode' which resulted in 'erratic behaviour' was due to her breakup with a partner.

'You felt unloved and you began to act in a way to get attention,' she added. 'In your desire for attention, you gave no consideration on the long-term detrimental impact on these young boys.

'There was significant planning and grooming behaviour used by you, a serious abuse of trust and a very significant disparity in age.'

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