2 hours ago
Misty Roberts, a erstwhile politician successful Louisiana, has been sentenced to 90 days for raping a 16-year aged boy.
On Tuesday, 44-year aged Roberts was sentenced pursuing her condemnation earlier this twelvemonth of 2 felonies including carnal knowledge of a juvenile – aliases statutory rape – and indecent behaviour pinch a juvenile.
Roberts, who was facing up to 17 years successful prison, sexually assaulted nan underage unfortunate at her home successful July 2024. They were drinking intoxicant astatine a excavation party. Roberts was politician of DeRidder, Louisiana, astatine nan time, a position she had been successful since 2018.
As portion of her sentencing, Roberts must registry arsenic a activity offender and salary $5,000 successful fines, and will person to acquisition regular supplier screenings, successful summation to psychotropic and psychological therapy pursuing her release, KPLC reported. The outlet added that Roberts besides received 2 five-year suspended sentences, to beryllium served concurrently unless she violates parole.
Addressing nan tribunal connected Tuesday, Roberts said: “I blasted myself then, I blasted myself today, and I will blasted myself for nan remainder of my life … I fto a batch of group down, and I americium nan only personification responsible for that,” KPLC reports.
She besides addressed nan victim’s family during her sentencing, saying: “To nan [victim’s] family, I americium sorry. I can’t springiness backmost nan precocious schoolhouse days… I can’t return distant nan embarrassment that truthful galore mean group connected nan net person put them through.”
In an effect connection delivered successful court, nan victim’s mother said: “This predator was not hiding successful a van carrying candy aliases a puppy. This threat came from a predator pinch hairsbreadth extensions, precocious heels, Botox, and different modifications.”
She added that she would find her boy sitting successful his room unsocial and would perceive him outcry astatine night.
“Every societal arena carried questions nary teen should person to inquire … Half of his precocious schoolhouse acquisition was taken from him,” nan victim’s mother said.
She added to Roberts: “Stay nan hellhole distant from my family.”
