Women With Troubles - October 2015

Here is a compilation of women with troubles reported in news stories during October 2015. Each name is linked to an Interested-Participant blog entry displaying details.

For a more comprehensive listing, check the Women With Troubles category link.

(AL) Toni Jo Minot, 40,
neighbor - Sentenced to 119 years in prison for sex abuse,

(AR) Jacqueline Nicole Winberry,
teacher - Sentenced to 10 years probation for deviant sexual activity with a student,

(AZ) Sierra Lee Simental, 23,
neighbor - Accused of murder-for-hire plot,

(CA) Meghan Breanna Alt, 25,
former beauty queen - Accused of producing and distributing child pornography,

(CA) Melissa Nicole Lindgren, 29,
teacher - Sentenced to four years incarceration for lewd acts with youngsters,

(CA) Sara Salcido, 39,
immigration consultant impersonator - Accused of scamming people out of $500,000,

(CO) Julie Greiner, 43,
neighbor - Charged with human trafficking of a minor,

(CT) Michelle Sulzicki, 28,
teacher's aide - Accused of inappropriate relationship with 12-year-old boy,

(FL) Christina Balazi, 39,
neighbor - Arrested for stabbing husband with kitchen knife,

(FL) Whitney Beall, 23,
neighbor - Broadcasts live dash video of drunken night. Arrested for DUI,

(FL) Leigh Felton, 31,
mother - Accused of selling sexually explicit breast-feeding videos,

(FL) Keishanna Thomas, 31,
neighbor - Accused of death of girl found dead in family freezer,

(GA) Shannon Dale Pittman, 41,
neighbor - Arrested for strong-armed rape,

(IA) Rebecca Myers, 25,
neighbor - Accused of setting fires,

(ID) Amanda Jo Ward, 36,
teacher's aide/basketball coach - Accused of sexually abusing a young girl,

(IL) Briana Travis, 33,
music teacher - Accused of sex with minor,

(KS) Katie Rufener, 26,
teacher - Accused of sex with student,

(MI) Rachael Lauren Smith, 24,
teacher - Sentenced to jail for sex with student, 17,

(MN) Stephanie Jo Disse, 44,
office manager - Accused of stealing $143,000 from her employer,

(MO) Marti Pulliam, 37,
teacher - Charged with sexual contact with a student,

(MT) Jennifer Gillock, 37,
school cafeteria worker - Gets prison for sex with 15-year-old boy,

(NC) Victoria Kosciuszko, 25,
teacher's assistant - Charged with sex with student,

(NC) Amanda Meeler,
neighbor - Accused of abandoning her baby in a shopping cart while shoplifting,

(OH) Lori Anderson, 51,
teacher - Pleaded guilty to sex charges. Sentencing scheduled for November 12,

(OH) Shannon Pavlansky-Wojtowicz, 31,
teacher - Sentenced to four years in prison for sex with three students,

(PA) Geraldine Alcorn, 29,
teacher - Accused of child luring,

(PA) Tracy L. Kennedy, 48,
neighbor - Sentenced to 8 to 16 years prison for sex assault of boy,

(PA) Michelle Mellinger, 48,
special education assistant - Accused of sexual acts with four male students,

(PA) Jessica Lynn Riffey, 34,
neighbor - Charged with corruption of minors,

(TX) Rachel Bauer, 25,
teacher - Sentenced to 10 years prison for sex with three male students,

(TX) Breanne Brown, 31,
teacher - Accused of felony sexual assault of a child,

(TX) Stephanie Rivera, 23,
neighbor - Charged with assault on a public servant,

(TX) Ashley Rae Ortega, 30,
neighbor - Sentenced to five years in prison for sex with boy, 14,

(TX) Sarah Beth Williams, 30,
neighbor - Arrested on drug charges,

(WA) Stephanie McCrea, 36,
teacher - Sentenced to five years in prison for sex with student,

(WY) Jennifer Shields, 35,
neighbor - Accused of aggravated assault and battery.

Thanks to the tipsters.