(Anderson, California) In July 2009, 30-year-old Anderson mother Deborah Lee Towe pleaded guilty to 11 felony sex crimes stemming from engaging in sex with four boys, ages 15 and 16. The convictions carried a potential penalty of 12 years in prison. Meanwhile, the probation department recommended eight years in prison for Towe.
Contrary to the recommendation, this week Shasta County Superior Court Judge Wilson Curle sentenced Towe to one year in jail with 194 days of credit for time served. Three and one-half months remain to be served. Curle also sentenced her to five years of probation and ordered her to register as a sex offender.
According to defense attorney Ted Loos, Judge Curle agreed with a psychological evaluation indicating that Towe can be rehabilitated through a treatment program. Additionally, since Towe has no prior criminal record and was troubled as a youth, she is a good candidate for probation.
In her own defense, Towe told police that she was simply running interference to protect her daughter from the overtures and solicitations of the teen boys but she started to like the attention. Towe's husband Kevin said he believes their 15-year marriage will endure the episode and that his wife needs treatment and guidance.
California Woman Accused of Sex Acts with Boys - Updated
[Previous 5/14/09 post]
[Posted 5/12/09] (Anderson, California) A 30-year-old local woman, Deborah Lee Towe, was arrested earlier today for allegedly committing sexual acts with an undisclosed number of underage boys.
Police said in a news release that they received information on April 27 that Towe had been involved in alleged sexual acts with underage boys.Towe was booked into custody at the Shasta County Jail.
Detectives interviewed numerous witnesses and alleged victims who disclosed that the sexual acts had occurred, police said.
[Updated 5/14/09]
Towe appeared in Shasta County Superior Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to 11 felonies, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, oral copulation of a person under the age of 16, committing lewd acts upon a child and arranging a meeting with a minor for a lewd purpose.
Towe allegedly molested three boys aged 15 and 16.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26. Towe (aka Stoneberger) remains in the Shasta County Jail with bail set at $250,000.
[Update] It should to be noted that Deborah Towe is accused of having sex with one boy in the parking lot of Anderson Heights Elementary School, with another boy in the parking lot at Wal-Mart and with another boy at her home.
[Updated 5/15/09]
According to a police report, Towe said that "she was protecting her daughter by diverting the boys' attention to herself." Mmmkay.
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