Former Henry County Coroner Robert Scott Troxell received a suspended sentence Monday on charges that he last year arranged to pay a Muncie woman to have sex with him in front of her children, Troxell, 35, now of Muncie, reached an agreement with prosecutors that called for him to plead guilty to attempted vicarious sexual gratification, a class D felony, in exchange for three years supervised probation, including six months on electronic home detention.
Troxell also must undergo sex education and sex therapy, complete 100 hours of community service with the Indianapolis Urban League and Community of Love -- agencies that work with the underprivileged and HIV positive -- and register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington warned Troxell, a former New Castle funeral home director, that any future violations would result in his sentence being served in prison rather than on probation.
The ex- coroner admitted in court to arranging through an Internet chat room to meet a woman at a Muncie motel June 27, 2005, and pay her $750 to have sex with him in front of her children.
The woman notified police, who arrested Troxell when he arrived at the southside motel with $750. He resigned as coroner a few days later.
"By the grace of God these children were not exposed to a traumatic experience that could've lasted a lifetime," Lennington said.
From the witness stand, Troxell said very little during Monday's hearing and did not give a public statement of remorse.
He declined comment afterward through his attorney.
Amy Butler, formerly Amy Ruble, cried quietly from a back row seat during the hearing.
Butler arranged the meeting with Troxell but said she had no intentions of following through and notified police after the online conversation ended.
The hearing, she said, reminded her of being sexually abused as a child.
Troxell should have served prison time, she suggested.
"It could've been anybody's kids," she said.
A single charge of promoting prostitution, a class C felony carrying a maximum three-year sentence, was dismissed.
Lennington agreed to allow Troxell to continue living with his own three children. "I hope to God I didn't make a mistake," the judge said during the hearing.
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