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Date: 01-23-2015

Case Style: State of Oklahoma v. Melissa Kay Anderson

Case Number: CF-2014-4587

Judge: Caroline Wall

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kevin Gray

Defendant's Attorney: Tulsa County, Public Defender for Melissa Kay Anderson

Description: Tulsa County, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Melissa Kay Anderson with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 , in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date Of Offense: 01/01/2014

Count # 2.
Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 , in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date Of Offense: 01/01/2014

Count # 3.
Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 , in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date Of Offense: 01/01/2014

Count # 4.
Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 , in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date Of Offense: 01/01/2014

Count # 5.
Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 , in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date Of Offense: 01/01/2014

Title 21 O.S. 843.5 provides:

"F. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in sexual abuse to a child under twelve (12) years of age shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than twenty-five (25) years nor more than life imprisonment, and by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)."

The State alleged by Anderson had sex with a male child under the age of 12. It also alleged that Anderson had sex with Michael Glendon Burris in front of the boy and showing the victim pornography.

Outcome: Defendant pleaded no contest to the charges and was sentenced to five consecutive life terms in prison.

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

Comments: Editor's Note: It is hard to imagine that this defendant would not have been better off going to trial and being found guilty by a jury.



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