Psych evaluation for woman accused of sex with foster son
STANDARD-EXAMINER, OGDEN, UTAH | TIM GURRISTER | Sun, Dec 20, 10:41 AM
(Why is it Foster strangers aren't given psyche evals before foster placement, yet parents are court ordered psyche evals and CPS/DCYF try to make grandparents undergo pscyche evals for placement of grandchildren? What makes these foster strangers any better than the rest of us?)
Dec. 20--OGDEN -- A woman accused of having ongoing sexual relations with her 14-yearold foster son has been ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluations.
Jennifer Ann Montag, 40, has been held in the Weber County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail since her Oct. 29 arrest.
At the request of her public defender, 2nd District Judge Ernie Jones ordered the evaluations by two mental health professionals to determine Montag's competency to stand trial. A review date is set for Jan. 6.
The examinations typically explore a defendant's ability to assist in their own defense a n d t h e i r state of mind at the time of the alleged offenses.
Montag reportedly confessed that she and the teen had sexual contact and intercourse a number of times in her Hooper home in the last weeks of October, according to the probable cause affidavit in 2nd District Court.
Montag is charged with three counts of forcible sodomy and two counts of rape, all first-degree felonies, punishable by a prison term of five years to life. The charges are enhanced because Montag was in a position of special trust to the alleged victim as a foster parent, the affidavit states.
A victim of such charges, whether a willing participant in sexual acts or not, is not legally old enough at 4 to give consent, making the offense statutory.
At least one of her biological children walked in on Montag in the midst of sexual contact with the victim, according to reports from the Weber County Sheriff's Office, which investigated the case.
Montag has lost her job because of the charges, according to court records, making her eligible for a public defender.
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