KAYSVILLE — A Kaysville woman has been sentenced to a term of six years to life in prison for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 2020.
Racquel Couch, 39, was initially charged 2nd District Court last November with four counts of rape of a child and one count of sodomy on a child, first-degree felonies, plus sexual abuse of a child and obstructing justice, second-degree felonies.
In May, she pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony, as part of a plea deal. As part of that agreement, she is subject to a continuous protective order for the victim and will be a registered sex offender for life.
From January to March 2020, charges say Couch sexually abused the boy, whom she met through her own child, by driving him to various out-of-sight locations in her car, including church parking lots and a park.
"At the end of each of the sexual assaults, Couch told (the victim) to not tell anyone," according to the charges.
The woman also sent nude photos of herself to the boy, the charges allege, and the father of the victim told police he read inappropriate texts, including Couch telling the boy she was just getting out of the shower, or that "she was going to bed and she wanted to know if he was still awake."
Couch denied the sexual assaults when speaking to police, but admitted to communicating with the boy over Snapchat.
In her plea statement, Couch admitted she had touched the boy inappropriately and she occupied a position of "special trust" with him and was in a position to "exercise undue influence over the child."
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