44岁的米斯蒂·罗伯茨于9月2日（劳动节）完成90天监禁刑期后获释1。这位迪里德市前市长因在2024年7月于自家游泳池派对上性侵一名16岁男孩而被判刑1。罗伯茨自2018年起担任该市市长，于2024年8月初被逮捕，随后于2025年3月初被陪审团判决犯有少年淫秽罪和对未成年人的猥亵行为1。她面临的最高刑期本可达17年监禁1。
法官肯特·萨瓦耶在8月31日的法庭听证会上承认其判决存在错误1。他表示："我请人给我一份类似的案件列表，我做了一个假设，那个假设是错误的。在那方面我是错误的。"1检控官曾在判决后一周请求法官加重刑罚，但被拒绝1。
除监禁外，罗伯茨需缴纳5000美元罚款、登记为性犯罪者、定期进行药物检测、接受精神类药物和心理治疗1。如违反释放条件，她将被处以两个五年有期徒刑（并行执行）1。过轻的判决引发争议，受害者母亲将罗伯茨称为"一个有着假发、高跟鞋和肉毒杆菌的掠食者"1。
Misty Roberts, 44, a former mayor of Dired, Louisiana, has completed her 90-day jail sentence and was released on September 2, Labor Day Monday 1. Roberts was convicted in early March 2025 by a jury of indecent behavior with a juvenile and obscene conduct involving a minor 1. The offenses occurred in July 2024 at a swimming pool party at her home 1. She had served as Dired's mayor since 2018 before her arrest in early August 2024 1.
Roberts faced a potential maximum sentence of 17 years in prison 1. In addition to her jail time, she must pay a $5,000 fine, register as a sex offender, submit to regular drug testing, and undergo psychiatric medication and psychological treatment 1. Violations of her release conditions will result in two five-year sentences to be served concurrently 1. Judge Kent Sawyer acknowledged during an August 31 court hearing that his sentencing decision was in error, stating: "I asked someone to give me a list of similar cases, and I made an assumption that assumption was wrong. I was wrong in that regard" 1. The judge had based his lighter sentence on a comparison with guilty plea cases 1. Prosecutors requested enhanced sentencing one week after the verdict, but the request was denied 1.
The sentence sparked significant local and broader controversy over its perceived leniency 1. The victim's mother described Roberts as "a predator with a wig, high heels, and Botox" 1.
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