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Monday, September 24, 2007
Fremont, NEBRASKA
ARRESTED: June 4, 2007 -
Brandy Reynolds, 24, a teacher at Omaha Baptist Academy from 2004 -
2006, was arrested, charged with ith first-degree sexual assault for
sex with a 15-year-old student in 2005. The boy was a student at the
school.
The boy's family contacted the state Health and Human Services System
and a complaint was filed with police.
It is illegal in Nebraska for a person 19 or older to have sexual
contact with a person under 16.
Arraignment is scheduled for June 19.
NOT GUILTY PLEA: July 3 - Reynolds pleaded not guilty. She is
scheduled to return to court July 23.
August 1 - Reynolds' trial is scheduled for August 21.
NO CONTEST PLEA: August 16 - Reynolds pleaded no contest to attempted
first-degree sexual assault, a felony. The original first-degree
sexual assault charge was dropped as part of a deal for her plea. The
prosecutor agreed to make no recommendation for sentencing.
From Fremont Tribune:
Rubbing her wedding ring as tears streamed down her face, Brandy
Reynolds could barely be heard when she pleaded no contest to
attempted first-degree sexual assault Wednesday in Dodge County
District Court.
The investigation began after an anonymous report to the state Health
and Human Services department.
The boy's parents also reported the case. The affidavit stated the
boy's parents found out about the relationship from Pastor Adam Love
of Calvary Baptist Church in Fremont after Reynolds had confided in
him about the relationship.
She will also be a registered sex offender.
“I wanted to try to resolve (the case) without the victim having to
through the trial process,” Vaughan said. “This will still cause her
to have to register as a sex offender.”
He said the conviction also would prevent Reynolds from teaching
children and limit her contact with minors.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 24.
SENTENCED: Sept 24 - Reynolds was sentenced to four to eight years in
prison.
From the Omaha World-Herald:
After reviewing the evidence, [Judge] Samson denied Reynolds' request
for leniency."You were the one who was the more mature individual,"
Samson told Reynolds. "You were put in a position of trust." After
sentencing, Reynolds put her head on the wooden defense table and
sobbed. More than a dozen friends and relatives, including Reynolds'
husband, packed the courtroom to show support. |
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