The wife of a former Chilton County deputy who faced multiple charges for committing sex crimes involving minors was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday.

Rebecca Hubbard, 36, appeared before Chilton County Circuit Judge Ben A. Fuller for her sentencing at the Chilton County Courthouse.

Hubbard, dressed in a bright orange jail jumpsuit, with chains around her wrists and ankles, stood before Fuller as several individuals representing the victims in the case, as well as a victim, and Hubbard’s father among others waited to hear Hubbard’s sentencing.

Hubbard entered a negotiated guilty plea on Aug. 26, 2015, to two counts of rape in the second degree, one count of enticing a child for immoral purposes, one count of a school employee having sexual contact with a student less than 19, and one count of a school employee committing a sexual act with a student less than 19, according to court records.

Hubbard’s attorney David Karn read a statement from Hubbard apologizing to the victims and their families.

Hubbard said in the statement that she was brought up with “better morals,” and admitted to making the mistakes, but hoped the individuals would be able to forgive her in time.

Karn told Fuller that although Hubbard was married to David Hubbard, she has filed for a divorce from him, and claimed David Hubbard was the instigator in the case.

Chief Assistant District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office C.J. Robinson said the case has been belabored for two years.

“I would just like to remind everyone that there were originally 30 counts on the indictment,” Robinson said. “I understand if you were comparing David Hubbard with Rebecca Hubbard, David Hubbard is the greater of two evils. However, the trust of the community was betrayed.”

Robinson told Fuller that Rebecca Hubbard was cooperative with the state and supplied the court with information in the case against her husband.

Many statements from victims and individuals speaking on behalf of victims that were expressed during David Hubbard’s sentencing on Feb. 10 were submitted to court record on Wednesday to eliminate having the statements read twice.

One individual, Rebecca Hubbard’s sister-in-law Jessica Hubbard, addressed the judge, saying she did not understand how Rebecca Hubbard could commit the crimes.

“God made us mothers so we could protect our children,” Jessica Hubbard said.

Fuller said he did not understand how Rebecca Hubbard could engage children in various acts and think it was acceptable.

Hubbard’s charges came after a June 19, 2014, wreck on Alabama Highway 145 near Jefferson State Community College in Clanton, which involved three vehicles and resulted in the death of an Alabaster man and two others being hospitalized.

The wreck was the initial link to David Hubbard and Rebecca Hubbard.

After an investigation into the wreck, David and Rebecca Hubbard were arrested in July 2014 and were first charged with sexual contact with a student under the age of 19 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

As news of the initial charges were released, other minors were discovered and alleged that they had also been subjected to inappropriate and illegal contact with David and Rebecca Hubbard.

The two were indicted by a special grand jury in Chilton County in November 2014 on 77 total charges.

Fuller sentenced Hubbard to 15 years in prison for the two charges of rape in the second degree and a school employee committing a sexual act with a student less than 19, 10 years for enticing a child for immoral purposes, and one year for a school employee having sexual contact with a student less than 19 (a misdemeanor).

All sentences will run concurrently.

Hubbard was also ordered to pay all court costs associated with the case.

“The Hubbard cases were exhausting, and while nothing can undo the crimes, the fact that we can close this chapter is a good feeling,” Robinson said. “The District Attorney’s office has worked closely with law enforcement and the victims for two years. There was a huge amount of public misinformation, but at the end of the day David was sentenced to 20 years for six counts and Rebecca was sentenced to 15 years on five counts.”