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HAMILTON — A 39-year-old mother accused of having sex with two teenage boys in the past two years, pleaded guilty today, April 7, to reduced charges.

Tracy Conley, of Trenton-Franklin Road in Madison Twp, entered the plea to two counts of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fifth-degree felony, before Butler County Common Pleas Judge Charles Pater. Her trial was scheduled to begin April 16.

Conley was indited in January on two counts of unlawful conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony.  The charges alleged Conley engaged in a sex act with boys, ages 13 and 14, on Dec. 31, 2007, and between May 15 and May 31, 2008. Trenton police investigated the allegations against Conley and she was arrested Dec. 17.

According to the police report, the sexual contact occurred at Conley's residence outside of Trenton and at B-Safe Driving Education on North Main Street in Trenton. The driving school is owned by Conley's parents.

Pater ordered a pre sentence investigation and scheduled Conley's sentencing for 8:30 a.m. May 26. She faces up to a year in jail and will be classified a Tier II sex offender which requires registration with the sheriff's office every 180 days for 25 years.

Assistant Prosecutor Greg Stephens said the pleas were negotiated with Conley's attorney Paris Ellis after consulting with the victims.

"Cases like this are often more difficult with male victims," he said. "Male victims tend to be more embarrassed in these situations."

Stephens said there was no indication of force, otherwise Conley would have been charged with a more serious crime.

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