Woman Gets Prison in Sex Case

(Charleston, South Carolina) A 20-year-old local woman, Jessica L. Bradley, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography related to a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy which resulted in a child being born.

Circuit Judge Roger Young sentenced Bradley to 10 years in prison, suspended to four years of time behind bars, followed by five years of probation.

The judge said he was troubled by her extensive involvement in pornography and apparent lack of remorse. He did note that she had been sexually abused as a youth.

Bradley, now 20, appeared in court wearing striped jail scrubs and said little, other than to acknowledge the judge's questions. She has been in the Charleston County Detention Center for more than a year.

Jail time is warranted in the case, Young said during her guilty plea in the Charleston County Judicial Center, "to help you recognize the wrong of what you were doing."

When released from prison, Bradley must register as a sex offender.