According to Stein’s attorney, her two young children are being cared for by her parents and her husband, who is in the process of divorcing her. But in her closing argument, Assistant Prosecutor Laura Weingarden pointed out that Stein had a sexual relationship with the then 15-year-old boy in June and July 2007. Stein is being held at the Wayne County Jail.
The CSC counts are felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Stein faces the possibility of 15 years in prison. Stephanie Stein was the married mother of two young children and more than twice his age, but he pursued her. Judge Craig Strong barred the media from taking pictures of the teenager or publishing his last name.
I’m just glad that it’s over. The youth said he believed Stein had been abused by her husband and he wanted to take care of her. “According to reports, the relationship began with a kiss and a hug after class. When first questioned last fall by authorities after his mother became suspicious about the relationship, the youth protected Stein, saying he forced her into having sex.
He also testified that he fantasized about having children with her. The boy reportedly had been a student of Stein’s in her eighth-grade English class the year before the relationship began. The youth testified that although no media have identified him, friends and their parents figured out who was involved and ordered their children to stay away from him. But his feelings turned to anger in the following months, and his story was far different on the witness stand Monday in Wayne Circuit Court.
A former Detroit-area Christian school teacher has been found guilty of having sex with a then-15-year-old student. And last summer, he told friends they would have children together. Under state law, there is no such thing as consensual sex with anyone under 16. After the verdict was read, the boy said, “I really don’t want to say anything about this.
Stein’s lawyer, Todd Flood, told jurors the youth lied to Stein and manipulated her. A Wayne County Circuit Court jury on Tuesday found 32-year-old Stephanie Ann Stein of Canton Township guilty of two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and other lesser charges. After a preliminary exam in February in 35th District Court in Plymouth, he sent her flowers. Judge Craig Strong barred the media from identifying or taking photographs of the teenage victim.
Flood introduced e-mail and instant messages allegedly sent by the youth that contained angry threats against Stein’s husband and eventually against Stein and even Flood. I went and saw her a lot and talked to her a lot,” the now 16-year-old Canton Township resident said. “She came back for more,” Weingarden told the jurors. Stein and her husband are getting a divorce, Flood said.
“I never made a huge big effort to pursue her. Instant messages and e-mails between the victim and Stein showed early on that the young man wanted a long-term relationship with her and to save her from what he thought was an abusive marriage. Stephanie Stein, 32, was taken into immediate custody and faces up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced on July 2. ” During the trial, Flood attempted to paint the victim, now 16, as the perpetrator; as the one who led Stein into the relationship.
