Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after July 2024 sexual assault at pool party
The former mayor of a Louisiana city has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy during a party at her house while she was still in office.
Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after a jury in the municipality of DeRidder on Tuesday found her guilty of two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor.
In October, in an unrelated case, her 40-year-old brother, Brandon Lee Roberts, pleaded guilty to raping two people: an underage girl and a young woman. He subsequently received a 42-year prison sentence.
The sentences are very different (7-10 years to 42 years), but to be fair, the crimes are also different.
1 time might be a “mistake”, 2 times is a trend. Also, I don’t know the specifics. I know children are not legally able to consent to sex with an adult, but I would punish harder in the case that the child doesn’t even “consent” to it. Maybe the boy “consented” and the girl didn’t. Also, I assume the “young woman” is an adult, so she definitely didn’t consent.