A Lexington mother is in custody after officers say she trafficked her then 12-year-old daughter to her boyfriend.
33-year-old Stephanie Watts and 34-year-old Juan Hernandez-Plata were taken into police custody on Christmas Eve.
The reported victim in this case told investigators at the Lexington Children’s Advocacy Center on December 4, that her mother demanded she have sex with her 34-year-old boyfriend at the couple’s home on Meadow Lane.
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The child says her mother removed her clothing, then left the room. That’s when the victim says Hernandez-Plata sodomized her. the next day, the victim says Watts gave her $80 and told her not to tell anyone what had happened.
Police interviewed family members who were living with Watts and her boyfriend, and say the child came to them seeking help.
The aunt of the now 13 year-old says one night after the incident, Watts got drunk and confessed what happened to her daughter. The father of child says Watts was only allowed supervised visits, and when the sexual acts allegedly occurred and it was the one time he left their daughter alone in Watts’ custody.
Both Watts and Hernandez-Plata were arrested at their home. They are scheduled to be in court on December 28.
