NM Woman Gets Slammer in Sex Case - Updated

(Las Cruces, New Mexico) Ashley Elaine Serna, 25, failed to register as a sex offender and, as a consequence, State District Court Judge Lisa Schultz sentenced her to 186 days in prison.

Serna, a Tacoma, Wash., native who also uses the last names Rossi and Safko, had been on probation since late 2007, when she pleaded no contest to four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor for having a brief sexual relationship with the high school sophomore, according to court records.

She spent 150 days in jail awaiting trial, but was not sentenced to any subsequent prison time until Thursday's sentence.

"Despite her youthful age, (Serna's) criminal history demonstrates her complete disregard for court sentencing orders or release conditions, as well as with the terms of her felony probation," her indictment stated.

"In addition to her thin ties to this community, (Serna's) ongoing willful disobedience to the rule of law, coupled to her historical failure to respect the personal jurisdiction of the court over her conduct, should sufficiently alert the court that she is a flight risk as well as a danger to the community."

Heh.

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Guilty Plea in Boy Sex Case
[Previous 6/12/07 post]
(Las Cruces, New Mexico) Last February, a 21-year-old Las Cruces woman, Ashley E. Serna, was arrested for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy she met at the Mesilla Valley Mall. Serna was charged with four counts of third-degree criminal sexual penetration.

Yesterday, Serna pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor in accordance with a plea deal. With the plea, Serna avoided a trial due to start this week.

A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.