Mom sentenced for distributing porn..
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Audrey R. Bellows, 37, was sentenced to 2 years in prison after sending naked pictures of her 12-year-old daughter to a man she met on the Internet.
Bellows admitted taking pictures of her daughter at the urging of a man she met in a chat room.
In a bizarre twist, Bellows came to the attention of authorities after she unintentionally sent one of the photos to the "Live with Regis and Kelly" television show when she signed up for a television make over contest in 2004, according to court papers. She intended to send a picture of herself. A producer for "Live With Regis and Kelly" contacted authorities after receiving the email from Bellows with the nude picture of the young girl.
In May, she plead guilty to felony counts of distributing obscene materials and procuring participation of a minor in images depicting sexual activity. The judge sentenced Bellows to 10 years in prison, but suspended eight years. He ordered her not to have access to the Internet during her probation.
(thanks, Deborah)
Reader Comments (6)
Ummm...some children do draw the short straw don't they! Would you want to have a mother like that.
Interesting judgement - 8 yrs suspended with no internet access during probation. I wonder how long the probation period will be?
If I was a criminal, the no internet access would be the most severe punishment I could ever receive. That would work on me before threats of incarceration or no champagne would.
Yes...I voted in your poll and I am one of those who admits to being addicted.
We have another bullying professional from the UK that has posted some tips in the forum about cyber bullying. You may want to make contact with her.
Thanks, Ms Mxx...!!
Imagine a mother doing that? What kind of mother is she? I swear we should require parents to pass a licensing exam.
Hi Ev Nucci. I suppose she did it for "love", eh??? Very sad, isn't it?? I wonder where the daughter is?
That's a perfect example of the one thing that's so great about criminal scum. They tend to be almost inconceivably ignorant
Hi Count!!
'Nuff said!!!