California Mom Sentenced in Sex Case - Update

Annette Banda, aka Annette Vink
(Salinas, California) Annette Banda has been sentenced.

On Tuesday she received a suspended prison term of five years and eight months. Banda will also be required to register as a sex offender for life and receive counseling.

In addition to probation, Banda was sentenced to a year in county jail with good time and actual credits of 288 days.

If Banda violates her probation terms, she'll likely go to prison.

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California Mom Guilty of Unlawful Sex with Student
[Previous 4/17/14 post]
(Salinas, California) A 50-year-old local mother, Annette Banda aka Annette Vink, has pleaded no contest to charges of unlawful sex with an underage boy hundreds of times.

In accordance with a plea deal, Banda was convicted on four felony lewd acts and one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

"Starting in 2010, Banda, initiated and continued a sexual relationship with a then 14-year-old boy for three years," prosecutor Jeannine Pacioni said Wednesday.

Investigators described Banda as a housewife who is married and has two daughters. Banda met the boy because he hung out with her daughter, according to prosecutors.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 16.