Amanda Katherine Steele has now opted to take her case to a jury and has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes involving multiple teenagers
Thirty four-year-old Amanda Katherine Steele was arrested by police officials after her ex-husband told them that he had caught her in the family hot tub with a teenage boy.
The ex-husband reported to the police after his divorce from Steele and contacted authorities in July 2019. He said that Steele admitted to having sex with underage boys.
He also admitted that he was initially more concerned about saving their marriage than telling the officials the truth as an investigation into Steele had begun in 2017 after her father in law called the authorities after hearing rumors about a group of boys hanging out with his daughter-in-law in Butte County.
She was charged with three felony counts of child sexual battery committed by lewd conduct.
Steele has now opted to take her case to a jury and she pleaded not guilty to sex crimes involving multiple teenagers. She appeared in Butte County District Court for an arraignment.
According to a report , the enforcement's investigation led to multiple witness accounts of boys confessing to engaging in sexual activity with Steele in 2016. One such encounter was allegedly also recorded on camera.
It was also stated that the witnesses considered the encounter consensual, however, Steele was charged because, under Idaho law, a 16 and 17-year-old cannot consent to sex with adults who are five or more years older than them.
