A Florida nurse has been sentenced to two years in prison after her husband caught her having sex with his son last year.
Alexis Von Yates was seated on a couch alongside her 15-year-old stepson one evening after they had finished watching a horror film. As his father returned from work and entered the house, he discovered the situation, as detailed in court documents.
She appeared in court on Monday and agreed to a no-contest plea to lewd or lascivious battery on a child between 12 and 16 – a lesser charge that had been reduced from sexual battery by a person in familial authority, a first-degree felony that carries up to life in prison.
On the night of the incident, the father was working a late shift as a lineman, while Alexis Von Yates and her stepson stayed up together after his siblings went to bed, according to an affidavit.
They smoked a THC cartridge, played video games and watched a horror movie. As they sat close on the couch, Alexis Von Yates allegedly told the boy she was “horny,” hadn’t had sex in two weeks and had been making sexual jokes for days, which escalated before the father came home, according to court documents.
They heard a noise in the garage but continued on before the father barged in.
The father, Frank Von Yates, roared at his wife, calling her a “c—t” and “child predator” while his son ran into the bathroom, according to court documents.
Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Timothy T. McCourt is seen presiding over a case in Marion County in 2024. (Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner / USA TODAY NETWORK)
After the incident, the father told his son to gather his belongings and drove him to the grandparents’ house.
Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Timothy McCourt said he accepted the plea deal because the victim’s family agreed to it, per Court TV.
The victim’s mother told the judge that his father has not spoken to his son since the incident, Court TV reported.
Alexis Von Yates was arrested on Nov. 6, 2024, at her residence. As part of her plea deal, she will also be required to complete 200 hours of community service and pay fines and court fees.
The Florida Department of Health suspended her nursing license shortly after her arrest.
