Dakota Woman Guilty of Raping Boy, 14

(Fort Pierre, South Dakota) A 39-year-old local woman, Andrea Herald, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of fourth-degree rape of a 14-year-old boy. Herald's crime resulted from incidents with two boys in Stanley and Hughes Counties in May and June of 2007.

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped other charges of rape, giving alcohol and marijuana to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Herald faces sentencing on March 26 and could receive a possible 15 years in prison.