Sunday, June 26, 2011

Birth mother uses social media to track down son...and has sex with him.

Aimee L. Sword

From CBSNews.com:  

"Aimee L. Sword was sentenced to nine to 30 years in prison for having sex with the 16-year-old biological son she had given up for adoption after tracking down on Facebook.

The 36-year-old Detroit area woman pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a deal with prosecutors.

Police say Sword used the social networking site in 2008 to find her son, who is now 16. She had given him up for adoption as an infant."



From NYDailyNews.com:

"Aimee L. Sword, 36, of Waterford, apologized at her sentencing on Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court on Monday. The former Macy's makeup clerk could face up to 30 years in jail.
Sword tracked her teenage son, who is now 16, on Facebook in 2008 after she didn't receive an annual update from the boy's adoptive family in Grand Rapids.

Sword said she only has sex with her son once. But authorities said there were several incidents, including at a Grand Rapids hotel and at her home.

At the time, Sword was married and lived with her husband and five children who ranged from toddlers to teens.

The boy's adoptive parents-not knowing about any sexual misconduct-- gave him permission to stay with Sword. He later alerted a counselor to the incident.

'Aimee's searching for a reason why this happened. She can't understand it,' Ribitwer said."


CBSNews.com CRIMESIDER POLL

Aimee L. Sword was sentenced to nine to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with her biological son she gave up for adoption and later tracked him down Facebook.

Is Prison Sentence Fair for Mother Who Had Sex with Son?


  • Are you seriously asking this question? She should be locked up forever!
  • I think nine to 30 years is fair.
  • She clearly doesn't pose a threat to society. She may need counseling, but she doesn't need prison.



CBSNews.com links:  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20010496-504083.html & http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-10004089.html
NYDailyNews.com link:  http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-07-13/news/27069830_1_teen-son-adoption-teenage-son
Related link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/fashion/i-found-my-birth-mother-through-facebook.html

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