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Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy
Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after conviction The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to state corrections records. The 44-year-old finished her jail term on Monday, the Labor Day holiday in the US, one week after the judge who presided over her case rejected a request from prosecutors to force her to serve a harsher sentence. Continue reading...
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Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after conviction The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to state corrections records. The 44-year-old finished her jail term on Monday, the Labor Day holiday in the US, one week after the judge who presided over her case rejected a request from prosecutors to force her to serve a harsher sentence. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy, Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after conviction The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to state corrections records. The 44-year-old finished her jail term on Monday, the Labor Day holiday in the US, one week after the judge who presided over her case rejected a request from prosecutors to force her to serve a harsher sentence. Continue reading…
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