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Woman Sentenced for Sending Innocent Man to Jail

By "eAdvocate"

What about young ladies (minors) that lie about their age, and the young man ends up in jail or prison and has to register for the rest of their lives?12-10-2009 Vermont:Tuesday was sentencing day for a former Norwich University student who framed an innocent man and sent him to prison for three months.Prosecutors wanted Kellye Stephens to serve at least three months behind bars to balance the scales of justice. Prosecutors admit they may never know why Kellye Stephens lied to police to frame a man whose only crime was to fall in love with her after one date. The prosecutor indicated he believes she was lying again as a last minute ploy to avoid going to prison.Washington County Prosecutor Tom Kelly wanted the judge to send 23-year-old Kellye Stephens to prison for 92 days, matching the jail time served by Rick Anderson, the innocent man she framed with lies to police...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 10, 2009 (boomark / email).