New York Woman Gets 8 Years for Sex with Boy - Updated

(Goshen, New York) Earlier today in Orange County Court, Judge Nicholas DeRosa sentenced 21-year-old Brandy Decker to eight years in prison.

“Brandy, your monstrous behavior has set into motion a cycle of pain that will be with our family for the rest of our lives,” the boy's grandmother told Decker as she delivered a victim impact statement on behalf of the boy's family.

Decker did not speak.

Decker's lawyer said that his client has “a number of difficulties, including educational and physical problems.” The specific problems were not disclosed.

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New York Woman Guilty of Sex with Boy, 10 - Updated
[Previous 5/9/09 post]
(Goshen, New York) Twenty-one-year-old Brandy Decker pleaded guilty this week to sexual conduct with a 10-year-old child for repeatedly molesting the boy between September 2007 and May 2008. The terms of Decker's plea deal nets her eight years in prison and 10 years of post-release parole.

Decker continues to be held in the Orange County Jail.

Sentencing is scheduled for July. (h/t me in comments)

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New York Woman, 21, and Boy, 10
[Previous 2/12/09 post]
(Port Jervis, New York) A 21-year-old local woman, Brandy Decker, has been arrested by Port Jervis Police for allegedly engaging in a months-long sexual relationship with a 10-year-old boy. The offenses allegedly occurred between late 2007 and mid-2008.

Decker has been charged with two first-degree felony counts of sexual conduct against a child. She was booked into the Orange County Jail with bond set at $50,000.