A year-old Florida boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the beating and rape of a year-old woman. Jesse Stone, 14 years old at the time of the incident, also will receive 30 years of sex offender probation, must register as a sex offender and enroll in anger management classes. Investigators charged Jesse as an adult, and he pleaded guilty back in November. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said a year-old woman was woken up around midnight on June 9 to find an intruder in her home in Reddick.
The intruder violently beat and sexually assaulted the woman, according to investigators. Residents in the area were asked to assist deputies in finding the suspect.
In November, sheriffs announced they had arrested Jesse for the alleged crime. Investigators said they were able to track him down through DNA evidence. The year-old woman said Jesse had stopped by to chat the day before the attack, as he often had in the past, according to deputies. Jesse was sentenced on Dec. Jesse was sentenced by circuit judge Lisa Herndon on Friday, Feb. The teen's attorney pleaded on his behalf, saying Jesse had a difficult childhood and suffers from depression and ADHD.
The attorney said Jesse was raised by his paternal grandmother, because he had no father figure, and he was addicted to pornography. Stone had no criminal history," the attorney said. The attorney said Jesse would benefit from special psychological and sex offender treatment. The attorney argued the department of corrections is not accustomed to helping him and recommended he be in juvenile justice. Jesse's attorney asked the court to have mercy in their sentencing on the teen's first arrest.
Herndon declined that juvenile or youthful offender sanctions are appropriate. Stone, this is unfortunate for you, the victim and for both of your families. Jesse was charged with burglary of a dwelling with battery, as well as sexual battery. Jesse appeared not to have a visible reaction at the sentencing. He looked ahead, appeared to listen to the judge as sentences were imposed and nodded occasionally.
