Crime

Dodge City, Kan., woman pleads guilty to sexual abusing toddler

A Kansas woman who videotaped herself sexually abusing a 2-year-old girl pleaded guilty Monday to federal child pornography charges.

Ashley Marie Kelly, 25, of Dodge City, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wichita to producing child pornography.

Federal prosecutors said Kelly used a cellphone to record the abuse and posted the videos to her Google Drive account. Google found the images and reported them to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Attorneys will recommend a 25-year prison sentence as part of the plea agreement. Sentencing is scheduled for June 1.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published March 14, 2016 at 1:22 PM with the headline "Dodge City, Kan., woman pleads guilty to sexual abusing toddler."

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