A female paedophile has been jailed for just two years after being convicted of having sex with an eight-year-old boy.
Loren Morris, 21, began sleeping with the youngster when she turned 16, and went to have intercourse with him more than 50 times over two years.
Morris, a mother of one, was convicted last month of three charges of sexual intercourse with a child under 16.
Yesterday a judge said he would be lenient – because she stopped when she realised it was “wrong”.
Judge Robert Juckes QC said he took into consideration the “embarrassment” the conviction caused.
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At Worcester crown court he said: “I have come to the conclusion that due to the embarrassment caused you will not be offending again.”
Morris, from Lyde, Herefordshire, was also banned from contact with a child without permission of a parent.
The sentence means Morris - who grinned broadly as she arrived for court with a cigarette in he mouth - will be back on the streets in just 12 months.
Defending Antonie Mullers told the court Morris was struggling to accept the facts of the case.
He said: "Her immaturity at 21 means she cannot accept the facts yet. She accepts her conviction but with time will accept more.
"Her parents have stepped in and are building bridges, I understand she has met with some of her family.
"This could be stifled by a custodial sentence so I urge your honour or try and suspend it if possible."
Mirror