Tennessee Babe NOT Convicted BUT Sentenced for Rape - Update

(Jackson, Tennessee)

Hannah Steiner was sentenced this morning to two years of judicial diversion - or probation.

Steiner's sentence is not considered a conviction of statutory rape and she is not required to be on the sex offender registry.

Steiner, 18, of Jackson, entered a plea in October of no contest to two counts of statutory rape in connection with her having sexual contact with a 13-year-old boy, according to Jackson police.

This case is confusing. Steiner pleaded no contest to the rape charges and was sentenced to no jail…BUT…she wasn't convicted. How does that work?

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Tennessee Babe Accused of Rape
[Previous 3/1/13 post]
(Jackson, Tennessee) An 18-year-old local woman, Hannah Steiner, has been accused of raping a 13-year-old boy.

Steiner faces charges of rape and statutory rape.

According to investigators, the incident happened Sunday, February 24 at Skyline Church of Christ.

Police said their investigation indicated that on Sunday, around 9:55 a.m., Steiner and the boy were in a room at the church and the two engaged in inappropriate touching. The boy reported to police that he tried to stop, but Steiner forced him to have sex.

Steiner was booked and released on $5,000 bond.