The teens involved also described situations that were not consensual, according to the statement of facts.Īt one party, a 14-year-old girl said she wasn’t feeling well and went to a bedroom to lay down. Investigators say O’Connor encouraged the young teens to have sex with each other after supplying them with alcohol and continued to insist even if the teens resisted. A parent of one of the girls involved told the newspaper that the teens invited to the parties were friends with O’Connor’s son. He was a freshman student at Los Gatos High School and was on the football team, The Mercury News reported. According to the statement of facts publicized by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, O’Connor’s son turned 15 in October 2020. Santa Clara County District AttorneyShannon O’Connor is accused of encouraging non-consensual sexual activities involving underage teens. O’Connor Encouraged Her Son’s Friends to Have Sex, Even if They Resisted, Investigators Say She’ll be extradited to California to face the charges.ġ. O’Connor later moved to Eagle, Idaho, and was arrested by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Idaho. Prosecutors say most of the accused crimes took place in Los Gatos, California, between June 2020 and May 2021, according to the district attorney’s statement of facts. O’Connor, who also uses the last name Bruga, is facing dozens of charges including child endangerment, child molestation, sexual assault and providing alcohol to minors. Prosecutors say O’Connor watched the teens engage in sexual activities and even encouraged “non-consensual” sex, according to a statement from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Shannon O’Connor is a California mother who is accused of hosting “drunken” sex parties involving teens as young as 13 at her home. Shannon O'Connor is accused of hosting parties for teens involving drinking and sex.