Woman Gets Jail for Sex with Boy

(Lenawee County, Michigan) In March 2008, a 31-year-old Columbia Township woman, Jennifer Rae Merriman, was arrested for engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy.

She was charged with five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sex or oral sex with a boy who is 13, 14, or 15 years old and faced a possible 15 years in prison if convicted.

This week, Jennifer Rae Merriman, pleaded no contest to attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Timothy Pickard to six months in jail. Merriman also received five years of probation.