Another Woman Does Boys

(Torrance, California) Sheryl Jean Graham was president of the Parent Teacher Association when she lured two teenage boys into sexual encounters with her between January 2003 and June 2004. A mother of five, Graham, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of oral copulation with a minor in exchange for the district attorney dropping other charges. She was sentenced to five years probation, 90 days community service, and a year of sex counseling. Graham was also ordered to stay away from all schools, register as a sex offender, and provide a DNA sample to state authorities.

Interestingly, one aspect of this case seems to have been ignored. Since Graham is a 42-year-old mother of five, there is a likelihood that her illegal sex partners were classmates of at least one of her children. If so, did she use her child as a procurer? Or, alternatively, did she foster her child's relationships with certain classmates to provide opportunities for sexual predation?

Nonetheless, her criminal behavior was not an isolated Saturday night mistake. As reported, Graham had an 18-month-long sexual relationship with two schoolboys while serving as president of the PTA. Given the circumstances, it seems her punishment was no more than a wrist slap and it should have included some actual time in the slammer.

Add Sheryl Jean Graham to the roster of women who have sex with minors.