Tuesday, 8 August 2017

A married mother-of-two from Michigan has been sentenced to up to 15 years prison for having sex with two teenage boys after luring them with naked photos on social media last summer.
Brooke Lajiness, 38, of Lima Township, learned her fate on Monday in a Washtenaw County courtroom, a little over a month after she pleaded guilty to two counts of having intercourse with a 14-year-old and one for having oral sex with a 15-year-old.
As part of the plea deal, Lajiness also admitted to one count each of accosting a child for immoral purposes and furnishing obscenity to children by sending nude photographs of herself to a minor.  In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss 10 other charges against the beauty salon worker, who will spend a minimum of four years and nine months behind bars, and up to 15 years, according to News. 
When given a chance to speak before her sentencing, an emotional Lajiness read from a statement, calling what happened ’the biggest regret of my life.’ She also said she caused her family ‘great pain’ and was tormented by the thought that she will not be able to provide for her children while serving her sentence. 'I fear the toll this will take on my family in my absence,' Lajiness stated, according to reporting by Fox 2 Detroit, 'These last few months have been excruciating to watch the emotional affects this had on everyone around me.'
The court also heard from the mother of the younger teen, who wrote in her victim impact statement that was read aloud on her behalf that her son is currently in therapy after suffering emotional and psychological damage as a result of Lajiness' conduct.
‘Your actions will affect my son and his relationships with others for the rest of his life,’ she said.
Prosecutors asked the judge to hand Lajiness the harshest punishment available under the state sentencing guidelines, calling her a 'predator.'
Assistant County Prosecutor John Vella said Lajiness' husband of 16 years, David, had written a letter to the judge suggesting that his wife's insomnia was to blame for her actions. ‘Nobody's putting the blame on where it deserves, which it was this defendant's actions that brought her here. It's this defendant that chose to have sex with minors,’ Vella said.
David Lajiness appeared in the courtroom to support his spouse during her sentencing on Monday.
Lajiness’ defense attorney told the judge that his client has been struggling with mental health problems, but an expert has found that she was not a sexual predator and if she receives help, she is unlikely to re-offend in the future.
Instead of the stiffer sentence of 98 months to 15 years requested by the prosecution, the judge decided to hand down the more lenient prison term of 57 months to 15 years, citing her psychological problems and lack of past criminal record. 

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