Indiana Woman to Plead Guilty in Sex Case - Updated

(Putnam County, Indiana) In accordance with a plea agreement, 42-year-old Kristina D. Renner will admit to two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.

In exchange for Renner's plea, three counts of sexual misconduct will be dismissed.

With her sentence open to argument, according to the plea agreement, Renner could receive a sentence ranging from no additional time served to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two Class D felonies.

Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter recommends that the court accept the plea agreement, in part, because a trial would be an unnecessary burden on taxpayers' money and the court's time, documents indicate.

Renner will appear in Putnam Circuit Court on April 26 for a sentencing hearing.

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Indiana Woman Accused of Five-Boy Naughties
[Previous 10/5/11 post]
(Putnam County, Indiana) A 42-year-old local woman, Kristina D. Renner, has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with five boys during the 2003/2004 timeframe.

Renner faces multiple charges including sexual misconduct with a minor, child seduction, child solicitation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

While the alleged acts occurred seven or eight years ago, the illicit activity came to light recently, Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter said, after one of the boys came forward with information late last year. His recollections of the incidents led authorities to the other boys, his friends, who also cooperated in the investigation.

At the time of the alleged sexual encounters, the boys ranged in age from 14 to 17, the probable cause affidavit indicates, while the suspect was 33 or 34 years old.

Renner was booked into custody at the Putnam County Jail.