A Louisiana cheer mom will spend more than 25 years in prison after she had sex with her daughter’s 14-year-old classmate and sexted other teenage boys.
Leeann Yammarino, 45, of Prairieville, near Baton Rouge, was sentenced to 26 years of prison on Tuesday after pleading no contest to two felony counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and two felony counts of carnal knowledge, also known as sexual intercourse.
Yammarino’s 17-year-old daughter, Kaylee, asked the judge for her mother to face the maximum sentence.
Yammarino had sex with a then-14-year-old male student more than once, and at least once in her car, between January and July 2024, according to WBRZ.
The mother-of-one also sent explicit photos to the boy and to three other male students, who were aged between 14 and 16.
‘This photo depicted a white female lying in a bathtub from her belly button up to her facial area, depicting Leeann’s face with both her breasts exposed, along with Leeann’s face,’ the affidavit said.
She had been sending the photos for a ‘few months’ before the boys told their parents, who contacted police in July 2024. In August, two more boys spoke with police.
Yammarino, who sobbed in court on Tuesday, pleaded no contest in September, following her arrest in August.
Leeann Yammarino, 45, (pictured with husband and daughter) will spend 26 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy and sexting with at least three other teenagers
Yammarino’s 17-year-old daughter, Kaylee asked the judge for her mother to face the maximum sentence. She will also have to register as a sex offender after being released from prison
The mother-of-one also sent explicit photos to the teens, including a photo of her in a bathtub with exposed breasts
She will not be released from prison until she is 70 and will be required to register as a sex offender for 15 years after.
Yammarino was actively involved in her daughter’s life and helped on the cheer team at Dutchtown High School.
Her daughter is now a senior in high school and still on the cheer team, as shown in her senior pictures shared on her father’s Facebook page.
‘My [heart]!!! Isn’t she just beautiful, inside and out!!’ Chad Yammarino wrote.
Although Chad has not publicly commented on his wife’s sentencing, he has previously written gushing birthday posts for her, calling her a ‘rockstar’ and a ‘blessing.’
‘Leeann has been a true blessing for us since day one,’ he wrote in November 2020.
‘It’s a true blessing to be married to such an amazing woman. She is the most hard-working, most caring person that I know. She will do whatever it takes to make others happy. Don’t get me wrong, she still boujee as they come. But I would want it any other way,’ he wrote in November 2022.
The Daily Mail has contacted Mr. Yammarino for comment.
