Woman who posed as 15-year-old girl online to seduce underage boys for sex jailed for 10 years

A 24-year-old woman who seduced teenage boys online while pretending to be a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Areola-Hernandez used the screen name 'Tiny Hernandez' on social media sites to lure boys as young as 13

Anna Areola-Hernandez, of Glendale, Arizona, reportedly plied her three victims with alcohol and drugs to have sex with them.


The court heard she used the name 'Tiny Hernandez' on social media to lure the young boys.

Police were alerted after the mother of one 13-year-old boy accused Areola-Hernandez of seducing her son.

When police questioned the defendant she denied the relationship but the boy later admitted they had sex and that she told him she was 15 years old.

One of her victims allegedly contracted chlamydia from her.

Areola-Hernandez pleaded guilty last month to three counts of child molestation, the Arizona Republic reported.

During a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, the mother of one of the victims screamed at her: "You're a child molester, Anna. F*** you too."
Another mother said: "She should not be let out, ever. She bullied these kids. She would not let go."

In a statement Areola-Hernandez apologized to the victims and said she planned to attend schooling and recovery programs during her lengthy prison stint.

In addition to a 10 year prison sentence she will be required to register as a sex offender.
Her defence lawyer argued she had a long history of trauma and mental health problems