Texas Woman Gets Prison for Sex with Girl - Updated

(Nacogdoches, Texas) Yesterday, Tammy Jean Butler was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.

After 3 hours of deliberation, a jury decided Tammy Jean Butler will serve two years in prison for the first count of sexual assault of a minor. For the second count, Butler will serve 10 years in prison, probated. The sentence stipulates that the 2-year prison term must be completed before starting the probated sentence. Butler's 8 months already served will be applied to her prison sentence.

Butler was instructed by Judge Ed Klein to have absolutely no contact with the minor during the prison sentence.

Nacogdoches County District Attorney Nicole LoStracco was satisfied with the decision. "I'm pleased that the jury obviously felt a 15 or 16 year old in Nacogdoches County is not mature enough to consent to sexual contact with an adult, and I think that's what the two year sentence implied," she said. "I'm disappointed that they gave her probation for count two."

Tammy's husband Marlin awaits trial on similar sexual assault charges.

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Texas Woman Accused of Sex with Girl
[Previous 12/1/09 post]
(Nacogdoches, Texas) Last February, a 37-year-old area woman, Tammy Jean Butler, was indicted on charges of sex assault of a 15-year-old girl.

She was booked into custody and released on $25,000 bond. Authorities were first alerted by the girl's parents that Butler and their daughter were engaging in sexual relations.

In March, Tammy Butler was seen with her victim so she was re-arrested and returned to the Nacogdoches County Jail with bond increased to $250,000.

This week, Tammy Butler is on trial before Judge Ed Klein in the 420th District Court. She faces three counts of sexual assault of a child.

Additionally, Tammy's husband, Marlin Jackson Butler, 34, has also been charged with sex assault of the girl. Allegedly, Marlin Butler joined in on the sexual relations on at least one occasion.