The now 20-year-old who had been studying childcare while working at a local nursery had denied the sexual activity, claiming instead that she had been raped by the young boy. Cordice was convicted by a jury of having sex with the child on at least five occasions and appeared in Reading Crown Court for sentencing this afternoon.
The nursery worker, who had denied five charges of sexual activity with a child, claimed that the boy had raped her. Jurors found Cordice, who will be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 3 April, guilty on one count.
Judge Peter Clarke QC, said: “Cordice asserted that the truth was that she had been raped by the victim on multiple occasions. It has understandably been urged on the court that psychiatric examination has found Cordice to be of borderline intellectual ability with an IQ of 70 to 85. I had and have difficulty with that assessment. Cordice gave evidence. She was clear in chief and she was combative and agile in cross-examination. At one stage I had no alternative but to warn her that she was doing herself a disservice in her interaction with prosecution counsel. Suffice it to say she showed no remorse for the events. Indeed I heard no indication from either Cordice or the victim that she held him in any particular affection, the evidence from at least one witness was of physical obsession and self-indulgence as opposed to emotional attachment.”
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