Colorado Babysitter Gets Jail in Sex Case - Updated

(Cañon City, Colorado) In August, local babysitter Brenda Harding pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child.

A Canon City woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy who was later found dead of a drug overdose has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, plus 10 years to life on probation.

Thirty-year-old Brenda Harding also must register as a sex offender.[…]

At Harding's sentencing hearing Monday, Judge Julie G. Marshall noted she was not sentencing Harding for the boy's death.

Harding is also prohibited from contact with anyone under the age of 18 without a risk assessment.

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Colorado Babysitter Accused of Sex Assault
[Previous 4/16/11 post]
(Cañon City, Colorado) A 30-year-old local babysitter, Brenda Lynette Harding, was arrested yesterday for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy who committed suicide.

Harding faces charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and sexual assault on a child, pattern of abuse.

Harding was described by police as the boy's former babysitter.

The body of the teenager was found on April 5 on a hill near Skyline Drive. Members of his family found the body, according to police.

Harding was booked into custody at the Fremont County Jail with bail set at $15,000.