Maine Woman Gets No Jail for Child Sex Conviction - Update

(Bridgeport, Connecticut) For crossing state lines to engage in repeated sex with a 14-year-old boy, 22-year-old Cassandra Grant has been sentenced to no jail.

"These laws are on the books to protect children and these types of incidents can have a negative effect on them as they get older," Judge Robert Devlin chastised Cassandra Grant as she stood beside her lawyer in Superior Court.

"But I'm confident this sentence is the appropriate one to impose," he added.

On the conviction of risk of injury to a minor, the judge sentenced Grant to a five-year suspended term followed by 10 years probation. He also ordered her to register as a sex offender and to make a $200 donation to the Center for Children and Families.

Given the wanton nature of Grant's behavior, a token stint behind bars would seem appropriate.

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[Previous 3/14/12 post]
(Monroe, Connecticut) A 22-year-old Rockland, Maine woman, Cassandra Grant, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 14-year-old boy.

Grant surrendered to Monroe Police on Monday to face charges of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

Police say she and the then-14-year-old boy met earlier last year while playing a game via on the online gaming console.

Their relationship grew to include webcam chats, telephone conversations, and text messages until Grant and the boy met in Connecticut for sex in December, according to police.

Grant was booked into custody and released on $10,000 bond.