Calif. Mom Handed a Near-4-Decade Sentence for Hosting Drunken Teen Parties

TL;DR
Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos mother, was sentenced to 35 years and 10 months in prison after conviction for hosting drunken parties that involved teenagers and facilitating sexual activity; victims and families delivered emotional statements about lasting trauma, prosecutors sought the maximum penalty, and a legal analyst noted the judge is unlikely to exceed 50 years.
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