Female CSI Gets No Jail in Teen Sex Case

(West Palm Beach, Florida) Last August, a 44-year-old crime scene investigator, Gina Brunelas, was charged with trying to seduce two teenage boys on the Internet and over the phone. The married mother of three children, ages 8, 11, and 13, was fired from her CSI job with the Lake Worth Police.

From WPTV.com:

Police say Brunelas, who lives in the upscale Olympia community, used her husband's computer screen name to send messages to the two boys, who live nearby. Investigators say she told the teenagers that her husband, who she called 'the General,' would be going out of town next week and tried to arrange a meeting for sex.

Within the polcie affidavit, a transcript of instant messages between Brunelas and one of the alleged victims reads in part: "When the kids are out like a light, you know - for at least two hours, you can just come over."

When asked "What will we be doing?" Brunelas allegedly answers: "(expletive) our brains out. What do you think we're gonna be doing, drinking tea?"

Interestingly, as a crime scene investigator, Brunelas should have known that instant messaging produces records which would provide evidence of her illicit behavior. However, since there was evidence of culpability, she pleaded guilty yesterday to computer pornography and child exploitation.

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Edward Garrison sentenced Brunelas to probation for five years.

Tip: Don Morgenstern