A woman who admitted assaulting a black teenager at a community swimming pool has managed to escape a prison sentence.
Stephanie Sebby-Strempel, 38, was arrested after an incident on June 24 at a pool in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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Police said that she told 15-year-old boy DJ RocQuemore Simmons and the friends he was there with that they "didn't belong" and had to leave the pool, The Washington Post reported.
The police report stated that as the victim and his friends began to leave the pool area, she started calling them "punks" and then used racial slurs.
"Get out! Get out! Get out! Now!" she yelled before threatening "there's three numbers I can call: 9-1-1."
She then walked after the victim towards the exit and hit him in the chest and then continued to follow him towards the exit, hitting him in the face at least twice, CountOn2 reported.
The boys left without retaliating and said: "Yes, ma'am."
It was later found out that the victims had been invited to the pool by a family friend who was a member of the community with access to the swimming pool, according to WCSC.
The incident was captured by a cellphone and the footage was posted online. On Twitter, she was dubbed #PoolPatrolPaula, joining #PermitPatty and #BBQBecky among women who have confronted black people going about their daily business.
When detectives arrived at her house, she pushed one into a wall, and bit a second on the arm.
An affidavit revealed Sebby-Strempel entered a guilty plea and was handed down a $1,000 fine at a hearing on Monday that she did not attend.
In July, DJ's mother, Deanna RocQuemore, said the attack was racially motivated and "never should have happened."
"No child including mine or anybody else's ever, ever, deserves that type of abuse or treatment," RocQuemore said.
"And to be struck not once, not twice, but three times by someone that is upset because of the color of someone's skin, and they don't belong at their swimming pool," The Post reported.
The family of the victim, who were at Monday's hearing, said that the punishment was fair but did not comment. further, WCBD reported.
Sebby-Strempel's attorney said the other charges were dismissed.
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