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Published June 26, 2007 12:04 am -

Teenager testifies against woman who allegedly raped him


By D. E. Smoot
Phoenix Staff Writer

Prosecutors presented the testimony of a Muskogee teenager authorities say was raped by a woman who was living with the teen and his family at the time of the alleged abuse.

Jennifer Brumfield, 26, is accused of sending the teen sexually explicit text messages, encouraging him to perform certain sexual acts. The relationship escalated from there, resulting with the two allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse on several occasions.

According to court documents, the sex acts began May 1, 2006, and continued until mid-November, when the child turned 16, the legal age of consent in Oklahoma.

Brumfield’s lawyer, Chad Richardson, said the teenager was reluctant to testify against Brumfield, a woman who, at the request of his mother, had cared for him while he was recovering from an injury

“He said the only reason he was testifying is because his mother forced him to be there,” Richardson said. “He said when his mother found out about this alleged relationship, she knocked him into the wall and got pretty rough with him.”

Nikki Baker Dotson, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the second-degree rape case, discounted Richardson’s description of the reaction attributed to the teen’s mother.

“I can imagine how a mother would react after learning her best friend was doing this with her son,” Dotson said. “She (the teen’s mother) had given this woman a place to stay, and then this happens.”

According to Richardson, the teen testified Monday that Brumfield rejected his initial advances when he first attempted to kiss Brumfield. Richardson said the teen also testified Brumfield reciprocated when he made a second attempt to kiss the woman who, according to the teen, was asked by his mother to sleep in his bedroom and care for him.

While the alleged victim has attained the legal age of consent under Oklahoma law, Dotson said the law is clear in Oklahoma: Any person who is 15 years old or younger lacks the legal capacity to consent to a sexual relationship.

“I don’t think we should have a double standard under the law,” Dotson said. “It shouldn’t matter whether the victim is a boy or a girl — both should have equal protection under the law.”

Brumfield, who is free on $5,000 bond, faces one count of second-degree rape and one count of using technology to facilitate sexual conduct with a minor. Brumfield is scheduled to be back in court at 10 a.m. Aug. 9, when her preliminary hearing will continue.

Reach D.E. Smoot at 918-684-2903 or Click Here to Send Email



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