Colleen Grear sentenced
Former Scripps lab tech gets year in jail for sex with boy, 14:
Over a year ago I posted the story of Colleen Grear. She was the 22-year-old single mother lab tech who started a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy via MySpace. At first he said he was 18 but when she found out his real age she didn’t seem to care.
Yesterday Grear pleaded guilty to charges of lewd and lascivious battery. Under the terms of the plea she will spend a year behind bars, 2 years on house arrest, and 10 years as registered sex offender.
Being placed on sex offender probation carries special conditions regular probationers don’t have, such as being prohibited from living within 1,000-feet of a park, school or playground and barring contact with children under 18. Grear cannot have a job where kids regularly congregate and she cannot own or view pornography. She must submit to an HIV test and undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation and complete any recommended treatment. If she violates her probation, she faces 15 years behind bars.
What do you think of the sentence? Is it fair? Would a man have gotten more or less do you think?
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6 opinions for Colleen Grear sentenced
Ice
Oct 19, 2007 at 12:03 am
For sure, if that was a man he would be in prison for 15 years. Its a screwed up justice system.
BW
Oct 19, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I asked Mary Winkler, she said the sentence was too harsh.
Julene
Oct 20, 2007 at 1:30 pm
It’s an interesting sentence, mostly considering all the stipulations they made sure to release concerning her future job situation. The part I’m truly intrigued by is the fact they went on to specify that she’s being required to have an HIV test.
Kristy
Oct 23, 2007 at 4:03 am
I’m surprised that she’s only being registered as a sex offender for 10 years. Here in Australia it’s once a sex offender always a sex offender… it’s an interesting concept, because I guess it’s fair to expect that some people could be rehabilitated and don’t really deserve to carry the sex offender title for the rest of their lives…
I’m also intrigued that she’s not allowed to own or view porn…That’s something I’ve certainly never heard of before.
dave
Dec 31, 2007 at 8:03 pm
high school freshman are far from adults, but was his life ruined or was he the class hero? there was probably a victim’s advocate report at the time of sentencing. I am guessing the report said the victim did not want to prosecute and was refusing to cooperate, hence the light plea bargain
colleen grear
Mar 30, 2008 at 8:40 am
she knew how old he was from the moment she met and she even picked him up a few times
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