Michael Harris — the brand new mayor of a small Louisiana metropolis — tells TMZ his predecessor, Misty Robertsshocked the inhabitants when allegations of her having intercourse with a teenage boy at a drunken pool get together broke.
Based on Harris … his prior impression of Misty is that she was spouse, mom and individual … however that picture was utterly shattered by her arrest and subsequent conviction for having carnal data of a juvenile — a time period usually used interchangeably with statutory rape.
He stated, “I will use the phrase disappointment … the vast majority of individuals on the town are disenchanted. Management ought to have increased requirements.”
“We’re within the therapeutic course of as a metropolis,” Harris added. “I don’t wish to do something to tug the scab off the sore. I like our metropolis. It is my house.”
Harris was elected mayor of Deridder, LA — a city of about 10,000 individuals — after Misty resigned in 2024 as a result of her mounting authorized points.
As we reported … Misty’s sufferer — who was 16 on the time of the incident — testified her son noticed the 2 of them having drunken intercourse in the home throughout a pool get together. Her sufferer additionally testified he drank a lot alcohol he threw up.
To help within the therapeutic course of, Harris tells us the town has “native counselors and native companies which might be providing therapy to youngsters who’ve skilled trauma because of this.”
If you happen to’ve stored up with the allegations, you realize that simply studying them could possibly be traumatizing … Misty’s teen sufferer says he ejaculated inside Misty, which raised issues of a doable being pregnant. Luckily, Misty was reportedly on contraception and didn’t get pregnant.
Harris commented on that a part of the case, saying, “As for unprotected intercourse … I imagine in abstinence, however in actuality, individuals are going to have intercourse. That is why educators want to show youngsters intercourse training. And in the event that they do have intercourse they need to use safety.”
Misty Roberts faces as much as 17 years in jail when she’s sentenced on April 17.