AL - DA Chris Connolly admits the sex offender registry is punishment!

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06/21/2012

LAUDERDALE COUNTY (WAFF) - [name withheld] pleaded guilty before a Lauderdale County court Thursday to second degree rape.

[name withheld] was charged with one count of rape for sex with a 14-year-old boy. She was arrested in January after officials received tips from parents.

[name withheld] admitted to having sex with multiple teenagers, but only one was under the age of 16 which is the age of consent in Alabama.

Chris Connolly

Officials said [name withheld] volunteered with the junior high basketball team, but was not serving in that capacity or any other role with Wilson School during the time these incidents happened.

[name withheld]'s plea deal came with a recommended sentence of 36 months. She will also have to register as a sex offender.

"She will have to register as a sex offender and that's a big ticket item obviously because that's a life sentence," said Chris Connolly, Lauderdale County District Attorney. "That's the community notification; that's quarterly registration; that's restrictions about employment and where she can live so that's a huge part of this agreement."

Her sentencing date will be July 26 at 1:30 p.m.