Colorado Woman Accused of Sex with Boy

(Grand Junction, Colorado) A 36-year-old local woman, Wendy Crowell, has been accused of engaging in sex with her son's friend.

Crowell faces a charge of sexual assault on a child between 15 and 16 years old by a person in a position of trust.

The victim's mother -- whose name is redacted from the affidavit-- first reported the crime on June 18, 2012, because she had a gut feeling something was going on between her son and Crowell.

Crowell and the boy's mother spent time with each other since their sons were friends, and the mother often left her son with Crowell while she searched for a job.

One night, when the victim was spending the night at the Crowells, Wendy seduced him. He told investigators that she said he should be 18 and asked if "he could pretend to be 18 for a night," the affidavit reveals.

The boy said that they had sex five times in three weeks and that it was a consensual, mutual thing with no force involved.

Crowell was booked into custody at the Mesa County Jail with bond set at $10,000.