Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison For Forcing Boy to Touch Her Breasts

An Elko, Nevada was sentenced to life in prison last week after a jury found her guilty of forcing a 13-year-old boy to touch her breasts. Well, she kissed him and then asked him to have sex with her, too.

But still.

Michelle Lyn Taylor, 34, was convicted of lewdness with a minor under 14 in November after a week-long trial in Elko County, Nev., District Judge Mike Memeo’s courtroom.
With the conviction, Taylor faced a mandatory life sentence, and Memeo set parole eligibility after 10 years, the minimum sentence. If released on parole she must register as a sex offender and will be under lifetime supervision.
The district attorney’s office did not offer a plea agreement in the case, said public defender Alina Kilpatrick, who argued the sentence is unconstitutional and doesn’t fit the crime.
“The jury was not allowed to know the potential sentence in this case and the Legislature doesn’t know the facts,” she said, alluding to the minimum sentence set by the Legislature in Nevada Revised Statute.
Kilpatrick said despite the parole eligibility after 10 years, there should be no mistake that it’s a life sentence for Taylor.
“She is getting a greater penalty for having a boy touch her breast than if she killed him,” she said.
After he sentenced her, Memeo said he was bound by state statute to impose the life sentence, but said he isn’t sure why the prosecution chose to charge her under that statute.
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Michelle told the court she was drunk and therefore the details of what went down are fuzzy. But she's certain she didn't force the boy to touch her breasts. The jury disagreed.

Here's footage of her sentencing.