A woman raped her daughter’s 13-year-old
boyfriend in a car after he sneaked out of his home in the middle of the
night to meet her.
Elaine Goodman, 46, said she was "truly, truly hurt" by what she had done after pleading guilty to the charges.
But she walked free from court after her lawyer said putting her behind bars was not the answer.
James Liguor told the judge his client was sorry and "hurt to the core by how much she hurt so many people".
Goodman
was arrested and charged with fourth-degree rape after Smyrna police
received a report claiming the woman had sex with a minor.
The
boy had snuck out of his home early morning on March 15, 2015, to meet
with Goodman around 1am until 4:30am where they engaged in intimate acts
inside her car.
The boy at one point told the Children’s Advocacy Center that Goodman kissed him and undressed before they had sex.
Police recovered DNA evidence from Goodman’s vehicle, clothing and the cell phone she used to communicate with the boy.
Goodman wept in court, acknowledging that her actions “hurt people,” which was “terrible.”
"I know sorry is just a word, but I really am," she said.
Deputy Attorney General Denise Weeks-Tappan said the mother only thought about herself without considering the boy’s well-being.
“The crime has affected the victim in many ways,” Weeks-Tappan said. “He's hurt, embarrassed and it is affecting his schooling.”
She
was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to attend sexual
disorder counseling and to be registered as a sex offender.

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