A California nanny is going through expenses for allegedly abusing an 8-month-old child lady and sending disturbing photos of the sufferer on-line — all on the path of a person who obtained the pictures over social media, in keeping with authorities.
Michelle Hidalgo, 28, is accused of molesting the lady after the person requested she do “worse and worse” issues to the toddler after which doc it, regulation enforcement stated in court docket information obtained by the East Bay Instances.
The Antioch resident was initially charged final month with seven counts for the alleged “manufacturing and distribution of kid pornography,” the Contra Costa County District Legal professional’s Workplace stated in a Sept. 26 press launch.
Now, she’s going through one other three expenses of kid molestation of a sufferer youthful than 10 and a single cost of utilizing a minor for intercourse acts, in keeping with charging paperwork filed final week.
A search warrant served on Hidalgo’s dwelling final month led authorities to grab gear used within the disturbing case, prosecutors stated.
Hidalgo, who was a part-time nanny for the sufferer’s household, allegedly admitted to sharing the photographs and advised an investigator it was a “silly” mistake that she solely did as soon as, in keeping with information reviewed by the East Bay Instances.
When trying via her on-line account, investigators found Hidalgo allegedly chatting with a person who requested extra lewd pictures of the toddler, the native outlet reported, citing information.
The babysitter additionally allegedly stated she would sexually abuse the kid via oral intercourse, in keeping with the affidavit additionally reported on by KTVU.
Hidalgo insisted she didn’t molest the toddler when confronted by detectives earlier than the newest expenses had been leveled, the station reported. However investigators discovered proof that that was a lie when police went via her iCloud account, prosecutors reportedly alleged.
Officers had been initially alerted of the alleged abuse by a social media firm on Sept. 21 that sexually specific supplies depicting a small youngster had been being shared on the platform, the district legal professional’s workplace stated.
The sufferer’s mother and father stated they linked with Hidalgo over Care.com and so they didn’t know her earlier than hiring her, police stated, in keeping with East Bay Instances.
She could possibly be jailed for 60 years if convicted and stays behind bars on $2.7 million bail.