Woman Guilty of Sexually Abusing Two Boys, 14 & 16

(Taylorville, Illinois) In May, 25-year-old mother of one, Kory Gatton, was indicted by a Christian County grand jury for sexually abusing two boys. Gatton was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of child abduction for allegedly concealing one of the minor boys from his mother and taking him to Kentucky.

From State Journal Register:

A Taylorville mother believes her teenage boys, who allegedly were sexually abused by a 25-year-old woman, are the victims of a double standard.

The mother says the woman accused of molesting her boys, Kory Gatton, would call Taylorville Junior High School, where her 14- year-old son is a student, and tell school officials he was sick. They would then spend the day together. Gatton kept a calendar that kept track of days she had sex with the woman's sons, ages 16 and 14, the mother said.

From today's SJ-R.com:

A 25-year-old Taylorville woman has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two brothers, both younger than 17, earlier this year.

Kory Gatton will be sentenced for the crime Sept. 14 in Christian County Circuit Court, according to Alicia Fry, an assistant state's attorney.

"Both are Class 2 felonies, so she's facing three to seven years in prison, or she's eligible for probation," Fry said.

Gatton will undergo a sex offender evaluation and a pre-sentence investigation.

Since Gatton already has a child from a previous sexual liaison with a 15-year-old, there's evidence to indicate that she has a significant problem with being attracted to young boys. Hopefully, the court will sentence her in a manner to preclude recurrence. I'd suggest that the maximum sentence allowed by law be imposed, and then have an additional five years tacked on for extra assurance that she gets the message.


[Update 09/15/06]

Gatton sentenced yesterday to four years in prison.