Indiana Woman Gets Hard Time in Sex Case

(Steuben County, Indiana) In November 2011, a 48-year-old local woman, Paula Sue Starr, pleaded guilty to felony child molestation of a 13-year-old boy.

Earlier today, Starr was sentenced in Steuben Superior Court to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation.

With credit for 256 days already served in Steuben County Jail and Indiana good time credit, she will be eligible for release from prison in about nine years.

Starr admitted to sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old boy left in her care between Nov. 26 and Dec. 4, 2009.

As part of her probation terms, Starr may have no contact with the victim, must undergo sex offender counseling and will sign up on the national sexual offender registry.

Starr blamed alcohol for her crime.