Sentencing nears for woman who had teen's baby

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2010-07-14 10:45

Story here. Excerpt:

'INDIANAPOLIS -- When Shannon Ellis became pregnant two years ago, it was a surprise to family members. They had been told her husband had undergone a vasectomy.

But Ellis and her husband told friends and family the husband had had the procedure reversed.

That wasn't the case.

The truth, confirmed by a DNA test, was criminal. The father, the test showed, was a 14-year-old relative of Ellis' husband.

Shannon Ellis, then 34, had coaxed the boy into having sex with her on several occasions in 2007 and 2008. She is facing felony charges of sexual misconduct with a minor and already has entered into a plea agreement.

"This has damaged him for life," the teen's mother said. "She took away so many 'firsts' for him: becoming a father, seeing his child get her first tooth and taking her first step. Shannon needs to pay for what she did."

Ellis will be sentenced next month. The plea agreement caps her jail time at a maximum of 10 years. The prosecutor has not asked for minimum jail time.

The boy's mother fears the judge will go easy on the woman "who stole my son's childhood" because Ellis is a woman.'

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A harsh sentence would demonstrate that this is not true and would deter such women from committing crimes of child rape.

Many women still believe that it is open season on boys and the media does not correct this belief. Some good judges might send the right message though.

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Submitted by PaulG on Thu, 2010-07-15 04:15

I hope it's a female judge. The male judges are quick to put another man's cape over the puddle to prove their chivalry.

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Submitted by Hunchback on Fri, 2010-07-16 04:10