A California mother accused of hosting explicit parties for her teenage son has come under scrutiny for disturbing online searches and downloaded content featuring young teenagers. Shannon O'Connor, 48, conducted questionable Google searches for content related to "hot 16-year-old teenage girls" and amassed images of scantily dressed, underage girls, according to recent reports.
These troubling online activities were discovered on her cellphone, which was seized after her arrest in 2021 for organizing alcohol-fueled parties for her 15-year-old son's friends at Los Gatos High School. During these events, attendees were supplied with alcohol to the point of vomiting, and some were subjected to sexual abuse while O'Connor allegedly watched and laughed, as revealed in court documents.
A new report by KRON4 news disclosed O'Connor's Google searches, which included phrases like "good books with young sex," and uncovered several videos of partially clothed underage girls, including TikTok content. The documents cited by KRON4 noted that the girls in these videos appeared to be underage, and there was no evidence to suggest that they were personally known to the defendant.
Prosecutors asserted that O'Connor lured girls to her home by hosting parties and facilitated sexual encounters, some of which were nonconsensual. Victims reported that O'Connor observed as they were sexually assaulted. Deputy District Attorney Rebekah Wise stated that evidence presented at the preliminary hearing would demonstrate that O'Connor's actions were driven by sexual compulsion and for the purpose of sexual gratification.
The prosecutor also detailed how O'Connor helped minors sneak out of their homes, communicating via Snapchat or text messages, picking them up, and driving them to her residence. She provided them with excessive alcohol, causing some to become intoxicated to the point of vomiting, losing consciousness, or being unable to stand. O'Connor reportedly encouraged them to engage in sexual activities with each other.
O'Connor displayed discriminatory behavior regarding the girls allowed to attend her parties, rejecting some as guests because she deemed them not "pretty enough" or uncooperative, according to documents obtained by KRON4. She also allegedly allowed minors to drive her SUV in the school parking lot.
In December 2020, during a night of drinking with O'Connor and some teenagers, a boy sustained a concussion and lost consciousness after falling from the back of an SUV. O'Connor initially assured the police that she would transport the teens home, but then conducted online searches on "what to do for a concussion in a teenager" and "cracked skull," according to KRON4.
O'Connor's husband, Robert Amaral, was reportedly unaware of her alleged activities and filed for divorce earlier this year. One of the victims, speaking during a court hearing, expressed the lasting impact on her life and reputation, stating, "Shannon doesn't have a conscience. She is a con artist. I will never have the life I once had. And neither should she."
In 2021, when Los Gatos police initiated an investigation into O'Connor, she moved with her sons to Eagle, Idaho. During her time in Idaho, she conducted Google searches related to statutes of limitation, laws against providing minors with alcohol, and out-of-state prosecutions. She was arrested in Idaho in October 2021 with 12 underage teens at her home.
O'Connor faces numerous charges, including endangering the health of a child, sexual battery, annoying or molesting a child, child endangerment, and furnishing alcohol to a person under 21. She has pleaded not guilty to 39 charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on November 6.
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