OCALA, Florida – Alexis Von Yates, a 35-year-old former registered nurse from Ocala, Florida, was sentenced to 2 years in prison following allegations of sexual abuse involving her 15-year-old stepson, Fox News reported.
In a plea deal, Yates pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of lewd or lascivious battery on a child between 12 and 16, the New York Post reported.
The allegations stem from an incident in July 2024, when Yates was reportedly caught engaging in sexual activity with the minor by the child’s father, according to a detailed arrest affidavit.
The stepson, who was visiting for the summer, allegedly fled the home after the discovery. Yates was arrested on November 6, 2024, and charged with sexual battery on a person aged 12 to 18 by a person in familial custody, a felony according to Marion County Jail records.
Yates pleaded not guilty on December 10, 2024, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for Marion County, with her attorney entering the plea on her behalf Ocala-News.com reports. She was released on a $10,000 bond the day after her arrest.
In addition to to the criminal proceeding, the Florida Department of Health‘s suspended her nursing license, detailed in by People Magazine and Law & Crime, emphasizing that nurses are entrusted with public safety and must exhibit good judgment.
The department stated that Yates’ alleged actions posed “a risk of immediate, serious danger to the health, safety, and welfare of the public” according to Ocala-News.com.
Her license, issued in January 2016 and expired on April 30, 2025, as confirmed by the Florida Department of Health.
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