Utah mother charged with 44 felonies for alleged sex crimes against her daughter

PROVO, Utah (KSL.com) — A Provo mother was charged Monday with 44 felonies after she allegedly allowed a registered sex offender to abuse her young daughter for years while receiving gifts and money from him.

The 43-year-old woman is charged in 4th District Court with 16 counts of human trafficking of a child, 16 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a child, eight counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, rape of a child, sodomy of a child and rape of a child, all first-degree felonies; and lewdness with a child, a third-degree felony.

KSL.com is not naming the woman at this time to protect the identity of the child.

The woman is accused of taking sexual photos and videos of her 10-year-old daughter “over the course of years,” according to charging documents.

“She would send these photos and videos to (Chris Alan Seamann) at Seamann’s request and in exchange for money or other gifts,” the complaint states.

The woman also admitted that she met Seamann in person approximately 10 times, and that each time he gave her more “money or gifts in exchange for the sexual acts” with the young girl, the complaint said.

Seamann, 52, of Mesquite, Nevada, was charged Friday with sodomy of a child and rape of a child, first-degree felonies; three counts of sexual abuse of a child, a second-degree felony; and lewdness with a child, a third-degree felony.