–A Rutland woman is facing up to 30-years in prison after pleading guilty this week in federal court to a charge of sexually exploiting a child.
According to the US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 32-year-old Samantha Meyer-Davis entered the guilty plea at the United States Federal Courthouse in Sioux City Wednesday.
At the plea hearing, Meyer-Davis admitted that from May of 2022 through November of 2023, she was engaged in sexually exploiting a student while she was working at the Humboldt Middle School. Meyer-Davis initially denied the relationship when confronted by school officials, but an investigation revealed photographic evidence of her kissing the student who was in a state of undress. Evidence presented also showed that Meyer-Davis and the victim exchanged over 130 photographs, and 60 videos related to and depicting child pornography.
Meyer-Davis will be sentenced at a later date. She faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15-years imprisonment and a possible maximum of 30-years, along with a $250,000 fine and 5-years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
