WV Woman Gets No Jail in Incest Case - Updated

(Charleston, West Virginia) Although Jenee Afzal reportedly had incestuous sex with her teenage stepson "countless times" from age 16 through age 18, she won't go to trial on criminal charges.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib Jr., allowed Jenee Afzal to spend two years in a probationary diversion program in lieu of standing trial on incest and first-degree sexual abuse charges.

Afzal, 35, may not have unsupervised contact with boys under the age of 18. If she breaks the law, or violates the terms of her probation, prosecutors will reinstate the charges. The victim's father agreed to the probationary period, and investigators found that Afzal was not at a high risk to reoffend, Kanawha County assistant prosecutor Jennifer Meadows said.

Heh. No trial, no jail, just diversion probation. Pretty good deal, eh?

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West Virginia Woman Accused of Incest - Updated
[Previous 8/2/11 post]
(Charleston, West Virginia) One year after being indicted for alleged crimes from five years ago, Jenee Lynn Afzal has her case docketed for trial.

A woman accused of having sex with her teenaged stepson five years ago is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 19 before Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Paul Zakaib.

Jenee Lynn Afzal, 36, of Oakwood Road was indicted by a Kanawha Grand Jury in July 2010 and charged with incest and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian.

The delay in prosecuting the case hasn't been explained.

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West Virginia Woman Arrested for Sex with Stepson
[Previous 3/25/09 post]
(Charleston, West Virginia) A 34-year-old local woman, Jenee Lynn Afzal, was arrested last night for allegedly engaging in sex with her 16-year-old stepson.

In the alleged incident, Afzal picked her then 16-year-old stepson up from school on March 4, 2006, and took him to their home, where she sexually abused him, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Magistrate Court.

Afzal took the teen back to school after that incident, but continued to have a sexual relationship with him for the following two years until the boy turned 18, police say.

While Afzal, who has been the boy's stepmother for the majority of his life, and the boy were involved, she sent him several e-mails containing erotic photographs and sexually explicit messages, according to the complaint.

Afzal told the teen she was in love with him and discouraged him from seeing other girls, the complaint said. Witnesses say Afzal also tried to intimidate girls who spoke to her stepson.

Afzal faces charges of felony sexual abuse by a parent and felony incest. She was booked into custody at the South Regional Jail with bond set at $10,000.