Lori A. Bauer, of High Bridge, has been indicted by a Hunterdon County grand jury on five counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of sexual assault.
The indictments relate to alleged activities between Jan. 1, 2011 and Feb. 15, in Holland with a child younger than 16, and all five endangerment counts are related to the production of child pornography, according to information released by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.
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She faces up to 36 years in jail and up to $375,000 in fines if convicted on all counts.
Bauer faces a first-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child, three second-degree charges of endangering, a fourth-degree charge of endangering, and a second-degree charge of sexual assault, authorities said.
The first charge of endangering the welfare of a child states that Bauer caused or permitted a child she was caring for to engage in prohibited sexual activity or simulated sexual activity while knowing that it may be photographed, filmed, reproduced, or reconstructed., authorities said.
The second count of endangering, a second degree charge, states that Bauer, knowingly photographed or filmed the child in a prohibited sex act or used “any device, including a computer, to reproduce or reconstruct the image of a child in a prohibited sexual act,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The third count, a second degree charge, states that Bauer provided, lent, traded, delivered or distributed photographs, films, video tapes, computer programs or files that depict a child engaging in a prohibited sexual act, authorities said.
The sexual assault charge states that Bauer committed “an act of sexual contact” on the child, who was less than 13 years old, when Bauer was at least four years older, the prosecutor’s office stated.
A first degree crime is punishable by a $200,900 fine and or a sentence of between 10 to 20 years; a second degree crime is punishable by a fine of $150,000 and or a sentence of five to 10 years; a third degree crime is punishable by a fine of $15,000 and a sentence of between three to five years; and a fourth degree crime is punishable by a $10,000 crime and or up a sentence of up to 18 months.
