Former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck was sentenced last Friday to two years of probation, with every other weekend in custody, after pleading guilty to raping a 15-year-old boy at a vacation rental home in Delaware.
Judge E. Scott Bradley sentenced the mother of three to the maximum 15-year prison term for fourth-degree rape but suspended the prison time for probation. Shattuck, 48, must report every other weekend, for a total of 48 weekends, to a secure probation center, where offenders live in communal barracks and are assigned to various chores and community service projects.
She must register as a sex offender, continue therapy and undergo sex disorder counseling. She also must bear the costs of the victim's therapy and pay $10,650 restitution to his parents, who urged Bradley to put Shattuck behind bars.
"What she did to my son is heinous ... She stole his innocence," said the victim's mother, adding that her son has become somber and untrusting of others.”
Of course, had the sexes of victim and perpetrator been reversed in this case, Shattuck would have no doubt received serious jail time instead of twice-a- month confinement and having to register as a sex offender. Especially considering that she used her own 15 year old child to reach out to the victim, whose message was: “Call my mom. She thinks you’re hot.”
Not only is the case odd, given the gender of victim and perp, but also shocking given that Molly Shattuck only a short time ago was lending advice on how to live a fulfilled life in a book called “Vibrant Living.” Shattuck even appeared on Sarah Palin’s show The Palin Update to give the former Alaska Governor kudos. “Big cheers and high kicks for Sarah Palin,” said Shattuck.
I’m guessing cheers will not be what greets Shattuck the next time she’s seen in public.
