Kaitlyn Hunt, the Florida teen accused
of an underage relationship with a female classmate, is expected to
accept a plea deal on Thursday.
Hunt was arrested in February following
her 18th birthday over having a relationship with a female
student 3 years younger than herself while both attended Sebastian
River High School. After posting bail, she was ordered to have no
contact with the alleged victim.
Hunt was jailed in mid-August after
prosecutors accused her of sending thousands of text messages to the
victim, including some naked, a violation of the court's no-contact
order.
The new deal requires Hunt to plea no
contest to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a child 12 to
16 and serve three years of felony supervision, including two years
of house arrest. But she won't have to stand trial or register as a
sex offender.
According to NBC
affiliate WPTV, both families have agreed to the deal.
“I think that this is a good
resolution to the case,” “It protects the victim and her family.
It accomplishes what we want it to, which is to do that, which is to
combine punishment with an ability for the defendant if she is able
to comply with all of the conditions to go along with her life
without a felony conviction, without having to register as a sex
offender. I think it's a good resolution to this case.”