Mother of 18-month-old arrested on sexual abuse charges

Mother of 18-month-old arrested on sexual abuse charges

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA: The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrested the mother of the 18-month-old girl who detectives say had been sexually abused repeatedly since she was born.

Thursday afternoon, Charlotte County sheriff's detectives arrested the 26-year-old mother, whose name we will not release to protect the identity of the child.

She was arrested in connection with a child sex investigation involving her 18-month-old daughter and her boyfriend, 59-year-old Glenn M. Nelson.

The mother is charged with:

* Capital Sex Battery on 18 Month Old Baby Girl
* Capital Sex Battery-Principle Lewd & Lascivious Molestation Under 12 Years Old
* Possession of Child Pornography (2 videos)
* Use of a Child in Sexual Performance
* Lewd Exhibition, Lewd or Lascivious Conduct

The detective's investigation led to obtaining a search warrant for the mother's home and confiscating her computer as well as some other items.

That investigation led to getting search warrants for Nelson's home and office. Officials say a total of six computers were confiscated.

Charlotte County computer crimes detectives found child pornography images, chat files between the mother and Nelson discussing having sex with her baby via webcam, and other images.

Nelson was arrested Tuesday and was charged with:

* Capital Sexual Battery on an 18 Month Old Baby Girl
* Lewd & Lascivious Molestation on a Child Under 12 Years Old, and
* 20 felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography by Sex Performance by a Child.

Nelson is still at the Charlotte County Jail on no bond.

After we learned about the mother's arrest, we put in a request to speak with her in a jailhouse interview. But watch commanders at the Charlotte County Jail said that interview was not able to happen Friday night because the mother became violent with jail personnel and had to be restrained.

Detectives say this is an active, ongoing investigation and will take time to download all of the images in the confiscated computers. More charges may still be filed.

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