Trial Scheduled For MN Woman Accused Of Pressuring Boys Into Sex Acts

BLAINE, MN — A jury trial has been scheduled in the case of a 38-year-old Blaine woman accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys who were in from Colorado for a hockey tournament.

Allison Leigh Schardin, 38, was charged in January with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. She faces up to 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine if convicted.

Schardin will take the case to trial, which starts on Nov. 26.

On the night of Jan. 14, Schardin got into a hot tub at a Roseville hotel with two 15-year-old boys, authorities said. She confided in them she was having marriage issues, according to police.

In the hot tub, Schardin began talking with the boys about problems with her husband and said she cheated on him a few times and had sex a couple of weeks before at the hotel with a "junior," the criminal complaint states.

At one point, Schardin's husband came to the pool area and yelled words to the effect of: "If you don’t come upstairs, our relationship is over," according to police.

Later that night, Schardin sent a Snapchat to one, saying she and her husband got in a fight and asked if she could stay in their room, authorities said.

She eventually started talking about "sex and stuff," got into bed with two of the boys, and began performing sexual acts on them, according to investigators. She pressured them into doing more but the boys felt uncomfortable, the criminal complaint states.

A third boy was in the room, watching, police said.

Schardin was saying things like "Let’s just do more," "Let's have sex," "We’re already here," and "You already have a 38-year-old woman, a female in your bed, don’t you want to do more?" according to authorities.

One of the boys described feeling stuck in the moment and did not know how to say no, but ultimately told Schardin that he had to go to bed because he had a game the next day and she left, the criminal complaint states.

Schardin was arrested Thursday.

According to state court documents, Schardin's husband filed for divorce in mid-December.