Overview
- A Santa Clara County jury returned mostly guilty verdicts on a 63-count indictment, including two counts of sexual penetration of an intoxicated minor, child endangerment and furnishing alcohol to minors.
- District Attorney Jeff Rosen said O’Connor faces a potential term exceeding 30 years, with the court to weigh aggravating factors before final sentencing on March 26.
- Prosecutors and witnesses described 2020–2021 gatherings where O’Connor supplied large quantities of alcohol to mostly 14- and 15-year-olds and encouraged or facilitated sexual activity.
- Roughly two dozen minors were identified as victims, and about 20 young people and dozens of other witnesses testified during a months-long trial; O’Connor did not testify.
- Investigators said O’Connor used Snapchat and other messages to recruit teens and to keep the gatherings secret; she was arrested in Idaho in 2021 and extradited to Santa Clara County, and she will be required to register as a sex offender.