Former TN inmate disciplinary board member pleads guilty to statutory rape, gets probation

A former member of the Tennessee Inmate Disciplinary Oversight Board on Monday morning pleaded guilty to aggravated statutory rape . She will not serve time in prison.

Vanessa Murtaugh was indicted Feb. 27 on one count of statutory rape by an authority figure and one count of aggravated rape. She resigned from her position on the board Feb. 28.

According to the indictment, the child involved was 17 years old at the time of the alleged rape…

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