Durham, North Carolina – Toni Stowers Moore, a 53-year-old North Carolina woman who is accused of having sex with her 15-year-old grandson rejected a plea arrangement this week – telling the court she had sex with the boy to rid him of sex demons.
According to the Durham County District Attorney, Stowers-Moore, a former middle school teacher’s assistant, had sex with and masturbated her then 15-year-old grandson in an attempt to “exorcise” his demons.
Stowers-Moore allegedly admitted in recorded phone calls to her family that she was doing her “religious duty” by committing the acts to save innocent people from his potential advances.
Stowers-Moore, who faces up to 12 years in prison for statutory rape was offered a plea deal that would allow her to plead guilty to a lower charge with a short jail sentence that would be suspended in favor of probation, counseling and registering as a sex offender.
She has rejected that plea agreement and just recently changed her story – now claiming that she was raped by the boy.
Prosecutors have asked the judge to delay the trial because the victim, who has a warrant for his arrest, is avoiding law enforcement..