Woman Gets Hand Slap for Sex with Boys, 14 and 16

(Potosi, Missouri) In October 2007, a 25-year-old local woman, Amy L. Mercille Wade, was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree statutory rape. The rapes involved two boys, ages 14 and 16, who Mercille Wade had liquored up before having sex with them in June 2006.

Interestingly, Mercille Wade was getting the boys hammered when her boyfriend came home. The boyfriend, Donald Wade, now her husband, chased the boys off with a sword. Someone called the police and Donald Wade was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon and taken into custody. With the coast clear, the boys returned and had uninterrupted sex with Mercille Wade.

At some point between the incident in June 2006 and October 2007, Donald Wade married Amy Mercille. I guess he forgave her.

Donald Wade was scheduled to be sentenced last month for unlawful use of weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. No information has been found regarding the final disposition of Donald Wade's case.

In closing, Circuit Court Judge Sandy Martinez has been the subject of heated criticism (see comment thread) for giving Mercille Wade probation for a conviction of rape. It's seen as another example of blatant bias by the courts with regard to sentencing of female sex offenders. I'll add my voice to those of the critics.

Tip: SuidaeEmpathy