Woman sentenced to three years in prison in child sex case

EAGLE RIVER - A 41-year-old Northwoods woman will go to prison for three years for having sex with a teenager younger than 16 years old. Jody Shepherd was sentenced in Vilas County court Monday.

She had met the teenager as a special education teaching assistant at North Lakeland School in Manitowish Waters.

Shepherd was originally charged with two felony counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of Child. She agreed to a deal to plead no contest to one felony charge.

Full story: WJFW

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