Crime & Safety
Woman, 42, Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Teen
"I made a horrible decision and have been in therapy since it happened," the woman told the Montgomery County judge, according to reports.
A 42-year-old mother pleaded guilty on Tuesday to having sex with a 17-year-old boy in Upper Pottsgrove last November, according to NBC News.
Iris Gibney of Pottstown was found naked with the boy in Hollenbach Park at about 8:30 p.m. on November 15, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney.
Gibney met the victim at Pottsgrove High School during a school function and continued to communicate afterwards using Twitter, culminating with Gibney sending nude photographs to the boy on her phone, the DA said.
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Gibney works at Victoria’s Secret in the King of Prussia mall and is married with three children, according to multiple media reports.
“I made a horrible decision and have been in therapy since it happened,” NBC News reported that Gibney told the judge in Montgomery County.
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By pleading guilty, Gibney agreed to five years probation, continued counseling 100 hours community service, in addition to a fine, the report states.
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