A Suffolk Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced Charlise Horton, 47, to 25 to 35 years in state prison following her conviction earlier this week on charges that included two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of indecent assault and battery and a variety of gun offenses for incidents in 2019 and 2020 that involved a 14-year-old boy.

Horton was already in the state sexual-offender registry for convictions in 2000, under the name Charles Horton, for kidnapping and sexually attacking a child under 14.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office:

"In October 2019, Horton kidnapped a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint. She kidnapped him again, also at gunpoint, in February 2020. The victim described the kidnapper as wearing a distinctive hat with a marijuana leaf on the front, among other identifying details. During a police interview Horton was shown surveillance images of a person wearing a marijuana-leaf hat and clothing matching the description provided by the victim. Horton admitted that she was the person in the photographs. Police later found the clothing seen in the images inside her apartment. Horton also told officers she had two guns stored in a closet in her apartment. The victim had previously described the firearms used during the kidnappings, and the guns recovered from Horton’s residence matched that description."

Following her 2020 arrest, Boston Police said Horton first befriended the teen on Facebook - and then began demanding the teen unfriend other friends:

"The victim stated he began ignoring the suspect who responded that the suspect knew where the victim lived and that the suspect would send someone to hurt the victim. The victim stated the suspect told the victim to meet at a restaurant in the area of Seaver Street and Humboldt Avenue to which the victim complied out of fear. The victim stated when he arrived at the location, the suspect called the victim and instructed him to meet the suspect in the area of 100 Seaver Street. The victim was guided into the rear of the building where he and the suspect entered the building. The victim stated the suspect removed a firearm from a green shopping bag before forcing the victim to access his Facebook account. The victim stated the suspect took the victim's phone and began sending messages to the victim's friends and family. The victim stated a police cruiser passed by the area, causing the suspect to flee in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as wearing a distinctive hat with a marijuana leaf on the front."

In addition to the kidnapping charges, the jury also found Horton guilty on several gun counts, including unlawful possession of a large-capacity firearm and improper storage of a firearm, court records show.

Judge Debra Squires-Lee imposed the sentence specifically for one of the kidnapping convictions. She imposed lesser sentences on the other counts, to run concurrently with the kidnapping sentence.

The judge also ordered her to serve probation for five years after she completes her prison time, with conditions that include re-registering as a sex offender, enrollment in a sex-offender treatment program and not getting a job that would bring her into contact with anyone under 18.