Overview

• Alexis Von Yates, 35, accepted a plea in early September to lewd and lascivious battery involving a child aged 12–16.
• Her sentence includes two years in prison, followed by sex‑offender registration for 10 years and 200 hours of community service.
• Arrest affidavits detail grooming, including jokes about “step‑mom” pornography and the use of a THC vape before the assault in July 2024.
• The teen’s father walked in during the incident, family members initially discouraged reporting, and police were alerted by an anonymous tip three months later.
• Von Yates has been fired from her nursing job, her state license was suspended in April 2025, and she has since separated from her husband, Frank Yates.