In a shocking development, a mother has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting her own children after it was revealed she and her ex-husband had planned to abuse them before they were even born.
29-year-old Sarah Adlea and her Marines veteran husband Jonathan Adleta now face 10 years to life in jail after they were found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to court reports, the disgraced Marine officer, 25, allegedly wanted to have 'daddy-daughter sex'.
He allegedly told Sarah when she was pregnant that he would only marry her if she consented to him abusing their daughter while she was expected to do the same to their son.
The abuse began when the little girl was born in March 2009. The couple married the following year.
The mother told the court this week that she consented to the abuse of her children because she loved Adleta and needed the financial support.
Even after the couple divorced, the children's horrifying ordeal continued. The mother went to live in Orlando, Florida with the children but her ex convinced her to let him abuse their daughter over Skype.
She also brought her daughter to visit her ex-husband in Oklahoma so that he could abuse her.
In 2012, Adleta found a new girlfriend who allowed him to sexually abuse her daughter.
Samantha Bryant, 23, told a court this week that Adleta molested her daughter and she took photographs. She has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her daughter.
The Adletas horrifying and despicable sexual abuse of their own children was only uncovered when FBI were tipped off when the mother sent naked pictures of herself and the toddlers to a man in North Carolina.
The mother performed sex acts on her children so the man could watch, according to testimony she gave the court this week.
Sarah Adleta, who was a student at the University of Central Florida, faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison.
She is due to be sentenced in October while her ex-husband will be sentenced in December
Jonathan Adleta served with the U.S. Marines for four years as a training officer. He was awarded the Purple Heart following a tour of Afghanistan.
29-year-old Sarah Adlea and her Marines veteran husband Jonathan Adleta now face 10 years to life in jail after they were found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to court reports, the disgraced Marine officer, 25, allegedly wanted to have 'daddy-daughter sex'.
The abuse began when the little girl was born in March 2009. The couple married the following year.
The mother told the court this week that she consented to the abuse of her children because she loved Adleta and needed the financial support.
Even after the couple divorced, the children's horrifying ordeal continued. The mother went to live in Orlando, Florida with the children but her ex convinced her to let him abuse their daughter over Skype.
She also brought her daughter to visit her ex-husband in Oklahoma so that he could abuse her.
In 2012, Adleta found a new girlfriend who allowed him to sexually abuse her daughter.
Samantha Bryant, 23, told a court this week that Adleta molested her daughter and she took photographs. She has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her daughter.
The Adletas horrifying and despicable sexual abuse of their own children was only uncovered when FBI were tipped off when the mother sent naked pictures of herself and the toddlers to a man in North Carolina.
The mother performed sex acts on her children so the man could watch, according to testimony she gave the court this week.
Sarah Adleta, who was a student at the University of Central Florida, faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison.
She is due to be sentenced in October while her ex-husband will be sentenced in December
Jonathan Adleta served with the U.S. Marines for four years as a training officer. He was awarded the Purple Heart following a tour of Afghanistan.
