Women With Troubles - May 2009

Reported in news stories during May 2009, here is a compilation of women with troubles. Each name is linked to an Interested-Participant blog entry displaying details.

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

(AR) Monica Ann Cluck, 27,
teacher - Loses appeal in sex crime case,

(CA) Jacquelynn Faye Fielding, 23,
neighbor - Sentenced to 180 days in jail for molesting boy, 14,

(CA) Lisa Carlson Fertig, 39,
teacher - Arrested for narcotics possession,

(CA) Deborah Lee Towe, 30,
neighbor - Arrested for sex with several boys, ages 15 and 16,

(FL) Sylvette M. Barreto, 31,
neighbor - Convicted of sex with boy, 13. Sentencing in August,

(FL) Kerri Lyn Bennett, 35,
neighbor - Arrested for trying to smuggle pot into jail,

(FL) Brittany Gariepy, 20,
neighbor - Arrested for putting sausage in pants during theft,

(FL) Geneva Henry, 39.
teacher - Accused of lewd and lascivious acts toward boy, 14,

(FL) Maria Guzman Hernandez, 32,
teacher - Accused of sex with boy, 15,

(FL) Janet Lea Hughes, 34,
teacher - Guilty of sex with male student, 16. Sentencing in July,

(FL) Cynthia Thomas McWilliams, 53,
teacher - Arrested for possession of drugs,

(GA) Nancy Cheek, 49,
teacher's aide - Accused of cruelty to challenged students,

(GA) Tonya Craft, 38,
teacher - Indicted for sex crimes against girls, ages 7 and 8,

(GA) Laurie Peavy, 44,
teacher - Accused of cruelty to challenged students,

(IA) Shannon M. Boeckenstedt, 25
neighbor - Arrested for year-long sexual relations with boy, 15,

(IA) Erin Rohwer, 27,
teacher - Sentenced to probation for sex with student,

(IA) Colleen K. Solberg, 39.
teacher's aide - Accused of witness tampering in sex case,

(ID) Esmeralda Ahumada, 20,
neighbor - Pleaded guilty to sex with boy, 12. Sentencing in July,

(IL) Jennifer Espinosa, 38,
teacher - Accused of sex with male student, 16,

(IL) Loren Leoni, 25,
teacher - Gets probation for sex with male student, 15,

(IN) Tara Brandon, 38,
camp director - Arrested for multiple sex with boy under 18,

(IN) Tricia D. Mallernee, 32,
exchange student host - Accused of sex with exchange student, 17,

(KS) Micha A. Cook (aka Michah), 27,
PE teacher - Accused of unlawful sex with student,

(LA) Jamie Lynn Avant, 27,
teacher - Arrested for kidnapping female student, 15,

(MA) Melissa Halstrom, 34,
neighbor - Sentenced to six to eight years in prison for pimping teen girls,

(MI) Ranee S. Proper, 42,
teacher - Guilty of criminal sexual conduct with two students. Sentencing in June,

(MO) Alison M. Peck, 30,
teacher - Accused of engaging in sex with student, 16,

(MO) Melissa Songer, 25,
neighbor - Accused of sex with boy, 13,

(NC) Stephanie Rae Mathis Spann, 32,
neighbor - Sentenced to eight years in prison for rape of boy under 16,

(NC) Jessica Wishnask, 27,
teacher - Accused of taking indecent liberties with boy, 15,

(NJ) Keri Ann Brekne, 28,
teacher - Sentenced to seven years in prison in New Jersey, to be served concurrent with longer PA term,

(NJ) Emma Painter, 46,
HS coach - Sentenced to four years in prison for witness tampering,

(NM) Melinda Beth Bridges, 31,
teacher - Charged with criminal sex with boy, 16,

(NY) Brandy Decker, 21,
neighbor - Pleaded guilty to repeated molestation of boy, 10. Sentencing in July,

(NY) Karen McCarty,
school nurse - Accused of buying alcohol for teen party,

(NY) Melissa Taylor, 27,
neighbor mother-of-five - Arrested for sex with boy, 16,

(NY) Melissa Weber, 27,
teacher - Accused of raping boy, 14, seven times in classroom,

(OH) Tracy Conley, 39,
registered nurse - Gets 90 days in jail for sex with boys ages 13 and 14,

(OK) Stephanie Diane Harris, 28,
teacher - Trial scheduled for rape of student, 13,

(OK) Tina Anne Marie Unger (aka Shell), 20,
neighbor - Accused of sex with boy, 14,

(OR) Wendi Boutiette, 36,
coach - Accused of sex abuse of male teen,

(OR) Amanda Jo Stott-Smith, 31,
neighbor - Arrested for murder after throwing her children off bridge,

(PA) Katherine Dennery, 26,
neighbor - Accused of sex with two 13-year-old boys,

(PA) Christine Elizabeth Martin, 33,
teacher - Accused of inappropriate text messaging to two students,

(PA) Abbie Jane Swogger, 36,
teacher's aide - Sentenced to three to six years in prison for multiple child sex and corruption charges,

(PA) Heather Lynne Zeo, 37,
teacher - Accused of sex with male student,

(SC) Melinda Martin, 49
deputy sheriff - Fired for driving without license for months,

(TN) Rebecca Bargy, 26,
neighbor - Convicted of criminally negligent death of husband during S & M. Sentencing in June,

(TX) Angelica DeLeon, 27,
teacher's aide - Accused of sex with male student, 16,

(UT) McKell Shurtliff, 23,
HS softball coach - Arrested for multiple sex acts with female player, 15,

(WI) Dawn M. Thomas, 29,
neighbor - Gets nine months in jail for sex with boy, 14,

(WV) Kathryn Ann Hemetek, 46,
teacher - Sentenced to five years in federal prison for growing pot,

(WV) Stephanie Jo Walters, 27,
teacher - Accused of sex with male student, 14,

(WY) Jamie Nicole Hale, 32,
teacher - Accused of sex with minor, 17.

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