DELAWARE -- A 46-year-old Dover woman was given two years probation on Thursday in Kent County Superior Court after pleading guilty in November to fourth-degree rape for having sex with her daughter's 13-year-old boyfriend.

Elaine B. Goodman faced up to 15 years in prison, but the Honorable Robert B. Young took into account that this was "an aberration" and that Goodman has shown compassion not only in taking care of her elderly parents but also to others in the community.

"This came out of the blue," Young said. "The crime is egregious and affected the victim and his family, which was taken into account. But incarceration is not the answer."