Criminalizing relationships. Unless the judge prohibited such a relationship -as a condition of probation- this woman has done nothing wrong. There is zero evidence that the registrant would do any harm to the woman's child. He might have been convicted of peeing in the park, we simply do not know.12-23-2009 Michigan:
ADRIAN, Mich. — A Hudson woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court for violating probation by exposing her children to a boyfriend who is a registered sex offender.
“I’m trying. I really am. I just made a horrible mistake,” said Kiley Jean Hartung, 31. She told the court she has been drug free for seven years and entered counseling after her children were removed by the Department of Human Services. Public defender Anna Marie Anzalone told the court that counseling is a better option than prison for Hartung.
“Exposing your children to a registered sex offender is more than just a little mistake,” said Judge Timothy P. Pickard. “You have been on probation since 2003 in this case and I’ve had enough,” he said before handing down a 2- to 14-year prison term with credit for 242 days served since her original conviction in a forged check case.
Hartung was sentenced to prison for a probation violation two years ago, but the sentence was reversed by the Michigan Court of Appeals for exceeding state guidelines. ..Source.. Daily Telegram
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