Michigan Woman Gets Jail in Sex Case

(Canton, Michigan) A 50-year-old local woman, Laura Buckingham, has pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal sexual conduct between 2003 and 2005 involving underage boys, some as young as 12 years old.

As a result, Buckingham was sentenced to one year in jail and five years of probation. According to Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Maria Miller, Buckingham receives credit for 87 days already served.

Miller provided documentation showing that Wayne County Circuit Judge Daniel Ryan has imposed a lengthy list of probation terms once Buckingham leaves jail. Those include performing 150 hours of community service, paying hundreds of dollars in court costs, reporting for monthly probation appointments and avoiding contact with victims she was accused of molesting.

Ryan also ordered Buckingham to avoid alcohol, be subject to drug testing, not to violate any more laws and not to leave Michigan without permission. After she leaves jail, her probation could be revoked unless she complies with Ryan's orders.

Per the plea agreement, charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct were dismissed.