(Canyon County, Idaho) Former Caldwell School District teaching assistant Meagan Belnap pleaded guilty and was sentenced on three counts of felony injury to a child for inappropriate touching and simulating a sexual act.Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak said Belnap's psycho-sexual evaluation indicated she is at a low risk to reoffend and that she is not a violent sexual predator or sexual deviant.Yesterday, Belnap appeared in court and received probation for the convictions. A 10-year prison sentence was suspended as was a 150-day jail sentence.
"Basically what she did was put an ice cream cone on her lap and have the students come up and lick it. So we're not talking about inappropriate fondling under the clothes or actual intercourse," Bujak said. "It's this ice cream cone activity, and then she was playing a game called 'butt tag' where she was running around slapping students on their rear ends."
However, she was ordered to pay restitution of $900, undergo mental health counseling and complete 100 hours of community service. Belnap will not have to register as a sex offender.
It appears that Belnap's probation will be for a fixed period of three years.
Middle School Aide Accused of Child Sex Abuse
[Previous 9/6/08 post]
(Caldwell, Idaho) A 20-year-old school tracker at Syringa Middle School, Meagan Belnap, was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of child sex abuse.
As a tracker, Belnap took care of special needs students by following them to class, reading to them and helping as necessary.
Belnap was arrested Wednesday for allegedly making sexual suggestions to three children. She was arraigned Thursday at the Canyon County Courthouse on charges of sex abuse of children under 16.
Belnap was booked into custody at the Canyon County Jail with bond set at $75,000.
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