An 18-year-old woman from Michigan accused of raping a young man at knifepoint earlier this year was given five years probation and 25 years on the sex offender registry, it was learned on Monday.
Lestina Marie Smith, of Saginaw Township, was sentenced on Monday, MLive.com reported.
Circuit Judge Andre R. Borrello handed down a sentence after Smith pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a 15-year felony.
Borrello also ordered Smith to undergo sex offender treatment.
Lestina Marie Smith, 18, who was accused of raping a young man at knifepoint earlier this year, was given five years probation and 25 years on the sex offender registry
Circuit Judge Andre R. Borrello handed down a sentence after Smith pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a 15-year felony
She is to have no contact with her victim, a 20-year-old male, and she will have to pay him $1,000 for damages done to his car.
Smith was also sentenced to 313 days of time already served in jail. For the next year, she will have to wear a GPS monitoring device.
Initially, Smith faced life in prison for two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The victim sent a letter to the judge asking him not to send Smith to prison, according to Smith’s attorney.
James Gust also said that Smith had no prior criminal record, a key factor in the judge’s decision to show leniency.
‘Never in dealing with her, never did she appear to be someone who is a threat to society,’ he said.
The charges stem from an incident that took place on January 11 in Saginaw Township involving Smith and a 19-year-old male.
According to the authorities, Smith pulled a knife on the victim and forced him to engage in oral and vaginal sex with her, reported MLive.com.
The incident took place in the driveway of Smith’s step-sister.
The charges stem from an incident that took place on January 11 in Saginaw Township involving Smith and a 19-year-old male
Gust said the dispute was over the existence of a sex tape.
‘He allegedly had a sex tape that he was going to put out on social media,’ Gust said.
‘She wanted to make one with him so that she would have one to keep him from putting his out there.’
Smith eventually deleted the sex tape.
The man testified that once he arrived in the driveway on January 11, Smith got in his car, berated him, and took out her cell phone and began recording.
She then started to punch him before pulling a steak knife from her sleeve.
Smith then stabbed the man in the arm and poked him under the eye with the knife, according to his testimony.
The man was not injured by the stab, as it did not pierce his skin.
He testified that Smith took his phone and keys – preventing him from calling for help.
Smith then told him to go into the back seat with her. At knifepoint, she forced him to perform oral sex on her as she recorded the act.
Police said that after the coerced sex acts, which were filmed, Smith proceeded to use the knife to slash up the interior of the car, including the seats and dashboard.
Smith then gave back the man’s keys and he drove off to a nearby gas station, where he called police.
Smith and her victim had dated for about two months in 2016.
The alleged victim has not been named due to the sexual nature of the crime, and no additional details about the suspected assault have been released by police.