Delaware court sentences former NFL cheerleader to probation for rape
In this undated photo provided Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 by the Delaware State Police, Molly Shattuck, of Baltimore, poses for a police mug shot.(AP Photo/Delaware State Police)
Former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to raping a 15-year-old boy at a vacation rental home in Delaware.
The 48-year-old collapsed to her knees after she was sentenced Friday morning and wept as she apologized. Shattuck, who received a suspended 15 year prison sentence, must report every other weekend to a probation center in Delaware, register as a sex offender and continue therapy.
The teen’s parents said Shattuck stole their son’s innocence and urged the judge to send her to prison to send a message to potential pedophiles.
Shattuck pleaded guilty in June to one felony count of fourth-degree rape. She entered the plea just days before her scheduled trial on more serious charges.
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