Brittney Mae Lyon from Escondido, Calif., was left in charge of babysitting two young girls in Carlsbad. Instead, she brought them over her boyfriend’s house, undressed the 7-year-olds and filmed as her boyfriend molested them.
The boyfriend, Samuel Cabrera Jr. and Lyon, both 22-years-old, have been charged with eight felonies, including child molestation and conspiracy to kidnap. The pair has pleaded not guilty, and face anywhere from 90 years to life in prison if convicted, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Lyon may have met one of the girls through her babysitting service, while the second victim was her family friend. Jodi Breton, the prosecutor for the case, told the LA Times that one of the girls was also very “developmentally delayed.” The victims did not know each other.
According to Carlsbad police Lt. Chris Boyd, Lyon had taken the two girls to Cabrera’s house multiple times over the past several months. “She tricked the parents and the children into thinking they were going to be doing something fun,” Breton added. Lyon and Cabrera’s disturbing friendship began in high school. According to Breton, Cabrera would encourage Lyon to film women changing in gym locker rooms and store dressing rooms.
Vista Superior Court Judge James Mangione told the LA Times that he found Cabrera and Lyon “to be a substantial risk to public safety.” The pair is being held on $2.6 million bail each.
It’s currently unclear how long the molestations had been occurring, but officials working on the case suspect that it could go back as far as two years. They are currently looking to find more possible victims of these disgusting molestations.