Woman Gets Prison in Child Sex Case

(Chicago, Illinois) A 35-year-old Mundelein woman, Molly Jensen aka Molly Phillips, pleaded guilty to attempted predatory criminal sex assault against a boy when he was three years old. As a result, she was sentenced to five years in prison.

Jensen claimed she was manipulated and domineered by her co-defendant, Joseph Summers, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the reported sadomasochistic sex crimes against the child.

Their victim read a statement at Jensen's sentencing hearing in which he expressed anger and disappointment at her treatment of him. He is said to have been about three years old at the time of the abuse.

As a result of the sexual and physical abuse he endured as a small child, the victim testified he had difficulty trusting his parents and that he has a hard time respecting women. The victim, now 13, spoke of enduring abuse from an adult in a position of trust and authority.

"I think it's sick that Molly wanted to do the things she did," he said. He also said he believed he had difficulty respecting women because he was forced to watch Summers beat Jensen, who in turn beat him as a child.

"I wish I was never abused. She hurt me and ruined my life," the victim said.

The defense called witnesses who claimed that Jensen suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and that she is remorseful. Jensen said "she would do anything she could to correct the wrong she committed."