Mother jailed for 75 years for sexually assaulting young boy and girl
Andrea Leisgang has been jailed for 'horrific and unspeakable acts' against two children, including an 11 year-old boy
A mother has been jailed for 75 years after she admitted sexually assaulting a young boy and girl. Andrea Leisgang, 38, was sentenced for criminal sexual assault and predator sexual assault last month, with prosecutors announcing her jail time on Tuesday.
Leisgang, from Madison County in Missouri, targeted the youngsters alongside husband Jeremy Leisgang, who was jailed for 40 years in October 2019. The four victims included two girls aged 14 and 15, a third girl whose age was not released, as well as an 11 year-old boy. Leisgang targeted one of the girls and the boy, with her husband sexually abusing all four children. Andrea Leisgang admitted to knowing about what her husband was doing.
The Leisgangs’ relationships to their victims have not been outlined in a press release from prosecutors. STL Today reported that the couple began targeting their victims between April 2016 and November 2017. The abuse emerged when one of the girls told a relative what was going on, who contacted police.
Andrea Leisgang had previously filed for a restraining order after claiming that Jeremy had attacked her in front of her children. Commenting on last month’s sentence, prosecutor Crystal Uhe said: ‘A lifetime in prison is absolutely appropriate for this woman who systematically preyed on these children and committed the most horrific and unspeakable acts.
‘Madison County is a safer place with both her and her co-defendant locked behind bars. I’m proud of our prosecutors for achieving justice for these victims.’
If Andrea Leisgang lives long enough to be released from jail, she will have to register as a sex offender for the remainder of her life. Prosecutors also heaped praise on Fitz, an emotional support Labradror, for helping the Leisgangs’ victims cope with the stress of giving victim impact statements during the sentencing hearings.