Police say a Johnstown woman sexually assaulted a young boy and who fathered her child. 27-year
old Donna Jean Hoyt of Solomon Homes, is now charged with statutory sexual assault. She was 24 in 2007 when she began an
affair with a boy who was then 14 years old.
Hoyt was living with her husband and children when she met the young boy. Her husband later suspected the affair and left her.
The boy then moved into the
apartment Hoyt was sharing with another family member. He and Hoyt then
conceived a child who is now 11/2 years old, police said.
Police
said Hoyt told the the boy to lie to authorities when questioned about
their relationship and deny the child was his.
Hoyt also was
charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault
and corruption of minors.
She has been arraigned, and is free on bond.
The investigation began after police were contacted by Cambria County
Children and Youth Services.
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