A PREGNANT teacher of accused having sex with a 15-year-old pupil after grooming him broke down in tears as she appeared in court.

Karly Rae, 36, was arrested in October at her home in New South Wales, Australia on suspicion having intercourse with the boy, who attends her school.

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Karly Rae, 36, has been granted bail after pleading not guilty to all charges[/caption]

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Rae is accused of having sex with a child and possessing child abuse material, among other charges[/caption]

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Rae is a special needs teacher – but the schoolboy is not believed to have special needs.

There is also no suggestion that the student is the father of her unborn child.

Rae is alleged to have had sex with the pupil on October 4 last year, shortly before her arrest, according to court docs seen by The Daily Telegraph.

Rae has pleaded not guilty to all charges against her – which also include possession of child abuse material and grooming a child for sex.

During a bail hearing at the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, so the court heard Rae was initially granted bail, but later thrown behind bars for allegedly contacting the student.

On January 14, she rang the alleged victim five times in two hours to persuade him to “give a false version of events”, the court heard, which was said to breach a domestic violence order in place.

Instead of agreeing, the teen told his mother what had happened and went to the police.

Rae was then arrested and has been locked up for the past four months.

However, the judge granted Rae bail on Friday under strict conditions, after hearing about her “high risk” pregnancy.

Justice Dhanji said: “The applicant is 23 weeks pregnant, due to give birth in September.”

The expecting mother reportedly sobbed silently on the video link at the mention of her pregnancy.

The judge noted her pregnancy was high risk owing to her gestational diabetes and history of miscarriages.

But he also ruled that, due to the nature of the allegations against Rae, her child will be unable to stay with her in custody.

Rae was slapped with at least 14 bail condition – including home detention, a ban on social media use, and a requirement to report to Toronto Police Station three times a week.

The judge also said Rae is “no longer able to work as a teacher” and its “highly improbable” she will make attempts to have sex with a child.

Earlier in the week, Rae pleaded not guilty to five charges via video link at Newcastle Magistrates Court.

These included aggravated sexual intercourse with a child aged between 14 and 16, grooming a child for unlawful sexual activity and possession of child abuse material.

Additional charges include acting to pervert the course of justice and breaching the violence order after allegedly contacting the student in January.

Rae’s case will go to trial in the District Court and will be arraigned in July.

CRACKER Barrel’s CEO has made an admission about recent struggles as the brand braces for a $5 million hit in the coming weeks.

Julie Masino hosted a Q3 earnings call on Thursday and outlined a three-pronged attack to deal with incoming economic pressures.

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CEO Julie Felss Masino led a Q3 earnings call on Thursday[/caption]

Diners have been warned to expect changes over the next few months after Masino admitted the company had hit a “speed bump”.

“I think Q3 is a little bit of a speed bump in kind of what’s been a good year for us so far,” the CEO said.

Despite the company reporting a performance that “exceeded expectations” with a 0.5% revenue increase compared to the same time last year, it is bracing for multi-million dollar headwinds.

It comes as Donald Trump‘s tariffs on imported goods from China wreak havoc on the industry.

“We anticipate the net tariff impact to Q4 EBITDA will be approximately $5 million,” CFO Craig Pommells said during Thursday’s call, admitting the company “didn’t plan for them”.

But, while emphasising that the chain is going through a period of “transformation”, CEO Masino outlined the three-point plan to battle the impact of tariffs.

And it will mean changes for diners including less promotions, possible menu adaptions, and alterations to seasonal offers.

“Our approach to mitigate the tariff impacts includes first, aggressively negotiating with vendors, second, alternate sourcing, and third, pricing,” she said.

The CEO noted that to mitigate tariffs they are making adjustments to their inventory, cutting the number of seasonal themes, and changing how and when they promote certain offers.

Those who look forward to getting into the mood early for events like Halloween and Christmas will have to wait a bit longer this year.

“We’ve been known to put Christmas and Halloween out quite early, and so we’re readjusting some of that timing to really be more in time with where consumer needs state and demand is,” Masino revealed.

She highlighted how time will be a “very big factor” in upcoming changes to the business’s strategy but remained determined saying, “we actually have to keep going because we have a business to run.”

Masino confirmed that negotiations with vendors have been “tremendous” as the company also explores alternate sourcing.

Cracker Barrel chiefs were reluctant to divulge possible changes to pricing, saying it is a “last lever” as the company hopes to “absorb the tariff situation” and continue giving value to customers.

The hesitancy to announce price changes comes after diners have shared their frustrations over the past few months after already noticing price hikes and lashing out.

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“As a last lever and look, pricing is an option. But we’re being very thoughtful about pricing because this business is discretionary,” Masino said.

“And we know from work that we’ve done around the transformation that value is important in this business just like it is in our restaurant business.”

It is expected that during the next call in September, Cracker Barrel could announce more concrete price adjustments as well as other changes including store remodels.

As part of its three-year “test-and-learn initiative” after declining customer counts, the company has undertaken multiple restaurant remodels to the tune of $700 million.

But while Masino said they are getting positive feedback from employees and customers, some fans may not take future changes well.

Some have already begged the chain to “change it back” saying it is “destroying itself” while others fear its “demise”.

Now diners have to wait for September to learn how they will be affected by pricing and store changes.

Meanwhile, a beloved steakhouse has confirmed a major change and Kroger has been accused of “failing customers”.

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