Pregnant Caregiver Accused of Sex with Boy, 15

(Bullitt County, Kentucky) A 25-year-old Hikes Point woman, Jessica Darcy Smith, faces charges of rape and sodomy for allegedly engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy she was caring for. Smith surrendered to the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office yesterday.

According to authorities, Smith's relationship with the now 16-year-old boy became sexual in December 2007.

"She knew everything emotionally about my son. She was my best friend, I shared everything with her. She knew that he was going through where he thought no girls liked him and she played on that by asking my son sexual questions and asking if he would like to have sex," said the teen's mother. [...]

"His mentality would not be that of a normal 15-year-old and I think she used that to take advantage of him. It appears in this case," said Det. Scotty McGaha of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Dept.

The teen's mother says her son's brain does not work like a 16-year-old.

The boy having mental health problems explains why Smith was needed as a caregiver.

Additionally, there are other possible complications to the episode.

Jessica Smith is pregnant and police say the timeframe indicates the victim could be the father. DNA tests later will be used to determine that at a later time.

Smith is expected to give birth in about a month.


[Update 2/18/09]

Jessica Smith has been formally charged with rape and sodomy. Investigators still await the results of DNA tests.