Virginia Woman Sentenced in Sex Case

(Staunton, Virginia) In July 2011, a 24-year-old Waynesboro woman, Jennifer N. Heatwole, was indicted on counts of nonforcible sodomy for engaging in sex with a 16-year-old boy.

Yesterday, Heatwole pleaded guilty to reduced charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Augusta County prosecutor A. Lee Ervin said Heatwole, a mother of two, was living in the same house as the boy when the sex acts took place in November and December.

Ervin said the Department of Social Services contacted Augusta County authorities when it learned of the sexual liaisons between Heatwole and the boy.

As a result of the conviction, Heatwole was sentenced to 12 months in the Middle River Regional Jail.