A Yucaipa lady was sentenced to 40 years in federal jail on Monday, Could 8, for youngster sexual abuse crimes that embody acquiring custody of a 5-month-old toddler so she may produce sexually specific movies. Two kids had been victimized, the U.S. Division of Justice stated.
Stefani Kasey Marie Stevens, 31, was sentenced in Los Angeles by U.S. District Choose Virginia A. Phillips.
Stevens will probably be positioned on everlasting supervised launch if she is launched from jail.
In November, on the conclusion of a four-day trial, Phillips discovered Stevens responsible of 1 depend of acquiring custody of a minor with intent to provide youngster pornography, six counts of manufacturing of kid pornography, one depend of distribution of kid pornography and one depend of possession of kid pornography.
Stevens didn't have authorized custody of the kids however was watching them for his or her mother and father.
In 2019, legislation enforcement obtained info that two Kik on-line messaging app accounts related to Stevens uploaded youngster sexual abuse materials. Legislation enforcement additionally decided that a Google account related to Stevens had uploaded seven sexually specific photographs of the identical sufferer, who was 7 years previous, the DOJ stated.
Federal brokers searched Stevens’ dwelling in November 2019. Stevens later admitted to creating sexually specific movies of herself sexually assaulting the toddler sufferer and that she took eight to 10 nude pictures with a second sufferer beneath the age of 12.
The DOJ stated that the day earlier than creating the sexually specific movies of the toddler in Could 2019, Stevens and one other app person had on-line discussions about how Stevens was excited to take custody of the toddler the subsequent day in order that she may create movies of herself participating in sexual exercise with the sufferer.
“Since a minimum of 2018, defendant needed a child to sexually abuse. Defendant even dreamt of getting pregnant in order that she may have an incestual sexual relationship together with her personal child and the newborn’s father,” based on a sentencing transient filed by the DOJ.
Homeland Safety Investigations and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division additionally investigated this case.