Perverted groomer was teaching assistant

A teaching assistant groomed a 13-year-old girl with a series of sexual text messages, a court heard. Leah Roberts, 21, who has worked for agencies World Class Teachers and Exciting Teaching Sports Coaching, admitted she knew the girl was under 16, but denied non-penetrative sexual activity with the teen. Prosecutor Andrew Collings asked for that charge to be left on file following her guilty plea to the grooming charge. The case was adjourned on 31 October, for a victim impact…