‘I am deeply sorry’: Former teacher aide sentenced for child sex crimes
By Hannah Hilyard
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A former teacher aide in Kenosha County will spend the next 50 years in prison. A judge delivered that sentence to Anna Marie Crocker on Tuesday after the 34-year-old pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes involving four young boys.
“I take full responsibility for what has taken place,” Crocker said through tears during Tuesday’s sentencing. “I am disturbed by the harm and distress, along with the trauma that you have to endure. I am deeply sorry that this has caused confusion, pain and anger, and that you have to live with this the rest of your lives.”
During the sentencing, investigators detailed Crocker’s crimes, including forcing a 12-year-old to have sex with her and luring a 14-year-old out of his home to sexually assault him.
“She couldn’t help herself. She was juggling all these boys at the same time,” prosecutor Rosa Delgado said in court.
A court order prohibited the recording of the victims and their families, but one mother told the judge, “This person destroyed my son’s psyche and loving and caring spirit.”
As a result of the defendant’s actions, that family moved out of state.
Crocker, a mother of four herself, pleaded for a lighter sentence, saying, “I am asking for mercy and compassion even though I understand the seriousness.”
Judge David Hughes ultimately sentenced Crocker to 51.5 years of incarceration and 32 years of extended supervision.
“She sought out children, she used children and she took advantage of children,” the judge said.
Crocker showed little emotion as the judge handed down the hefty sentence.
She will be in her 80s by the time her sentence runs out. The judge said she will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
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