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A disgraced former Wisconsin elementary school staffer will spend decades behind bars for heinous sex crimes involving four underage boys – including one she molested at a sleepover in front of other kids.
Anna Marie Crocker, a former teacher’s aide at Riverview Elementary School in Silver Lake, was handed a 51.5-year sentence Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 12- and 14-year-old boy and trying to manipulate two other teens into having sex with her, according to the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office.
The 34-year-old mom of four also sent sexually explicit messages, videos and pictures to each student.
“This case represents a profound breach of trust,” District Attorney Xavier Solis said in a statement.
“When an adult connected to our schools exploits our children, the harm is severe and lasting. This sentence sends a clear message to any school employee who preys on our children, in Kenosha County, you will be held accountable.”
Crocker, who joined Silver Lake-Salem Joint 1 School District in 2020 as a substitute before going full-time the following year, was arrested in October 2024 for molesting the 12-year-old boy who was at her house with a group of friends for a sleepover the previous winter, according to the criminal complaint.
The victim told police he was sleeping in the basement when the sicko educator woke him, pulled off his pants and assaulted him – a sickening act he said he tried to stop by pushing her away several times.
Months later, she texted the youngster demanding he apologize “for what happened in the basement,” and warned him not to tell anyone, despite other kids witnessing the brazen abuse, court records show.
Crocker also had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old boy, with whom she exchanged sexual messages and photos over Snapchat before sexually assaulting him in a parking lot in August 2024, according to court records cited by FOX 6 Milwaukee.
The serial abuser was also accused of having sexual chats with a 13- and 16-year-old boy on the social platform — going so far as to try to lure the older teen to her home for sex just one day before her arrest.
Crocker, who begged the judge for a lighter sentence, apologized for her horrific acts during her sentencing hearing.
“I take full responsibility for what has taken place,” the teary-eyed predator told the court, WISN reported.
“I am disturbed by the harm and distress, along with the trauma that you have to endure. I am deeply sorry that this has caused confusion, pain and anger, and that you have to live with this the rest of your lives.”
Along with the hefty sentence, Crocker will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
Prosecutors said she won’t be eligible for release until she is 85 years old.
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