Attorney Jessica Koester said the charges were part of “a Machiavellian scheme.”
In December of 2021, performer Mariah Candy was charged with three counts of the Class 1 felony of criminal sexual assault and three counts of Class 2 felony of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The accuser was her stepson, and according to court documents, the incidents occurred between Aug. 1, 2014, when he was 14, and ended May 31, 2018.
Candy has fiercely denied the allegations, saying they were part of a revenge plot.
Last week, the State of Illinois dropped all sex-related charges in a plea deal where Candy would agree to a non-sex-related charge. In a statement, Candy’s Attorney, Jessica Koester, said that she 100% believed her client was innocent, and that she fought tooth and nail to clear her name, but due to the risk and cost of a trail, she had to recommend Candy accept a plea deal.
Koester went on to say that Candy is not a sex offender, as is evidenced by the fact that all of the sex offenses were dismissed and she is not required to register. Koester said Candy is the victim of “a Machiavellian scheme.”