Joliet Woman Charged With Teen Sex Romp Allowed Around Youths at Work
A judge allowed Margarita Hernandez to be around youths while she works, but if she gets caught alone with any of them she could be in a lot of trouble.
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The Joliet woman charged with setting up a sex date with a 15-year-old Chicago boy got permission to be around children while working at Midway airport—but if she gets caught alone with a youth the judge threatened to send her to prison for 21 years.
"If you violate any condition of your bond, especially the one I just modified in this fashion, I'm going to sentence you to the maximum consecutive sentences in the Department of Corrections," Judge Edward Burmila told Margarita Hernandez at her arraignment Thursday.
Hernandez, 32, was arrested Oct. 4 on charges she had sex with a 15-year-old Chicago boy during a prearranged July meeting at her home, police said. Hernandez shares that home with her boyfriend, 76-year-old veteran weekly newspaperman John Gabriel. Both Gabriel and Hernandez are precinct committeemen for the Troy Township Democrats.
Gabriel has claimed Hernandez was framed by enemies he made during his years in the weekly newspaper business. Gabriel wasn't about to name names, but he did accuse a Romeoville cop of once shooting at him and told of another Romeoville police officer luring him to a Burger King and then threatening him.
"They're punishing an innocent girl to try to get even with me, and it is a dirty, rotten shame," Gabriel said four days after Hernandez's arrest.
Hernandez was released from the county jail after her attorney, Steve Landis, convinced Judge Richard Schoenstedt to drop her bond from $250,000 to $100,000.
But after she got out, Landis said Thursday, she was suspended without pay from her job as a manager with Southwest Airlines.
Hernandez has been employed with Southwest for 11 years, Landis said, and until her arrest, had never missed a day of work.
Southwest was concerned about Hernandez coming in contact with kids as she escorted passengers on and off of planes, Landis said.
Landis explained to the judge that even if Hernandez wanted to engage in illiicit behavior, the high security at Midway Airport would stop her from getting away with it.
Burmila agreed, but put his foot down about what he would do if Hernandez was found in any of the airports "confined areas" with a juvenile.
Hernandez faces up to seven years in prison on each of three counts in her indictment—one for vaginal penetration with the teen and two for oral. The sentences will run consecutively if she is found guilty.
Phantom Pain
1:49 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Where the hell was she when I was fifteen....and what guy out there really thinks this is a crime? Way to earn your wings kid....
Flora Dora
9:12 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
She needs to find a younger boyfriend! Over 18 tho.
chris
9:48 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
That's just plain sick I love how some immature people thinks it's ok for a female to have sex with a minor, there are some sick people out there.
Shannon
6:55 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
I agree completely Chris.What's good for the gander should be good for the goose too.Too many people think oh she's a woman it's okay wow where was she when I was a kid crap like that,but the thing is is that she is still inflicting pain and onto a family and violating the law.If she were a guy and the 15 year old was a girl people would be calling him a pervert kiddie diddler and everything else under the sun.She deserves to be tagged with the same behavior for the same actions.
Phantom Pain
2:41 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Chris are you a girl or a guy? I am not saying she doesn't desreve punishment, but if you and Shannon really think most guys are appaled by this than you are out of touch! I wonder how a pretty 32 year old lady could get a pre-arranged meeting with a fifteen year old boy for sex.....(I will tell you but keep it to yourself-BY ASKING!). Pain onto a family Shannon? Kid went willingly and left happily-she was wrong for doing it but if you show 100 guys her pic and ask what they would have done-90 of them will tell you they wish they had that chance. Guys and girls are way different-you don't want to know what we think about or do at fifteen.
chris
11:42 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
I am a woman and would never take advantage of a teen that young man of course left happy and thinks he's a man but that does not make it right he's not old enough to go to court by himself for anything he is a minor and protected by laws she could have easily helped him mess up his life std's unwanted pregnancy and what ever else. I have had guys 25 and under hitting on me but to me they are still too young.
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Phantom Pain
12:16 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Like I said she may be wrong for doing it- but it is what many a fifteen year old boy dreams about.
Frank Juarez
12:27 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Wow a boyfriend more than twice her age, and a lover less than half her age guess she doesnt like her peer group
John Roberts
10:38 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012
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