British housewife charged

Tavernier, Florida - A 33-year-old British woman was charged here with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor after secretly jetting…

Tavernier, Florida - A 33-year-old British woman was charged here with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor after secretly jetting with him to Florida for a 10-day fling, police said.

The boy, Sean Kinsella (14), has told police it was his idea to go to the Sunshine State.

But Florida authorities charged Ms Tracey Whalin with one count of performing a lewd and lascivious act on a minor and of interfering with custody.

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