Date: 10-30-2014

Case Style: State of Oklahoma v. Melissa Marie Rocha a/k/a Melissa Marshall

Case Number: CF-204-383

Judge: Mark Barcus

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kevin Gray

Defendant's Attorney: Toni Beach

Description: Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Melissa Marie Rocha a/k/a Melissa Marshall with permitting child sexual abuse in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 G which provides:

G. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in enabling child sexual abuse shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this subsection, "enabling child sexual abuse" means the causing, procuring or permitting of a willful or malicious act of child sexual abuse, which includes but is not limited to rape, incest, and lewd or indecent acts or proposals, of a child under the age of eighteen (18) by another. As used in this subsection, "permit" means to authorize or allow for the care of a child by an individual when the person authorizing or allowing such care knows or reasonably should know that the child will be placed at risk of sexual abuse as proscribed by this subsection.

Outcome: 10-30-2014 CONVICTED 1 ROCHA, MELISSA MARIE 91815363 Oct 30 2014 11:39:41:233AM - $ 0.00

JUDGE BARCUS: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY TONI BEACH. STATE REPRESENTED BY KEVIN GRAY. THE COURT REPORTER - DEE TANNER, DEFENDANT WAIVES JURY AND NON JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT HAS ENTERED PLEA OF GUILTY, WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A RECOMMENDATION FROM STATE. COURT ACCEPTS THE GUILTY PLEA. COURT FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY. THIS IS A 85% CRIME.

DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN (15) YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITH CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED. DEFENDANT ASSESSED $500.00 FINE, $250.00 VICTMS COMPENSATION FUND AND $250.00 PSI FEE PLUS COST.

DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS. J & S ISSUED. RULE 8 EXECUTED. BOND EXONERATED. COMMITMENT ISSUED.

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