CANON CITY, Colo.—A Canon City woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy who was later found dead of a drug overdose has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, plus 10 years to life on probation.
Thirty-year-old Brenda Harding also must register as a sex offender. The Canon City Daily Record reports ( ) she cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 18, including her two children, until a risk assessment can be completed.
Harding pleaded guilty in August to sexual assault on a child.
The victim died in April in what authorities said was a suicide.
At Harding’s sentencing hearing Monday, Judge Julie G. Marshall noted she was not sentencing Harding for the boy’s death.
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Information from: Canon City Daily Record,
