For sale: Daughter's virginity

SALT LAKE CITY

- A Utah woman accused of trying to sell her 13-year-old daughter's virginity pleaded guilty yesterday to having the girl model in her underwear for men.

The 33-year-old woman entered the plea in Salt Lake City to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

She also had faced two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, which could have brought life in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors agreed to drop those charges in exchange for her plea. She faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing Dec. 5.

Authorities said the woman offered her daughter's virginity to a man earlier this year in exchange for $10,000.

Initially, the daughter agreed and modeled with her mom for the man on two occasions in a bra and thong underwear.

The woman also took pictures of the girl, after she had turned 15. The woman sent the photos to another man who was interested in buying them.

The girl eventually decided against the virginity-for-money arrangement. Discussions about the sale of the girl's virginity were found on the woman's cellphone by her boyfriend, who turned them over to police.

Charges were filed against the woman in May, and she has been in jail since her arrest.

The woman did not make a statement in court and her attorney refused to comment after the hearing.

The Associated Press isn't naming her to avoid identifying her daughter.