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Kaitlyn Hunt refuses plea deal in underage same-sex case
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_indian_river_county/Copy_of_state-attorneys-deadline-looms-for-18-year-old-kaitlyn-hunts-decision-on-plea-dealsnip-
SEBASTIAN, Fla. - Kaitlyn Hunt has refused a plea deal from the state attorney. She was charged earlier this year with lewd and lascivious battery on a minor, after she admitted to having a same-sex relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
If she chose to accept the offer she would be labeled a sexual offender and agree to two years house arrest.
She now faces a court hearing next month.
Kaitlyn's attorney Julia Graves, believes Kaitlyn is being treated unfairly. She cited a 2011 case in which an 18-year-old male, a Vero Beach High School student, had sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old female. In that case, the 18-year-old male was charged with lewd and lascivious battery, but the charge was dropped down to a misdemeanor battery case.
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