Woman pleads in Sexual Misconduct case involving a teen

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            A Jasper woman appeared in Daviess Superior Court on Wednesday to plead in a case of sexual misconduct.

          The Washington Times Herald says that 24-year-old Tabatha G. Benton admitted to inappropriate sexual behaviors with a 15 year old boy throughout last year.  The investigation started a year ago at the request of the Daviess County Department of Child Services acting on information of a possible case involving Benton and the boy.

          She faces three to six years in prison.  Daviess Superior Judge Dean Sobecki set sentencing for December 15th.