A deranged Pennsylvania woman is accused of facilitating the sickening rape of a 7-year-old girl and then filming the abuse and showing it to another child, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Ariel Hiestand, 33, has been indicted on more than a dozen charges, including rape, for her role in a horrific sexual assault by pervert Edward L. Williams, who was arrested last week.
The Lebanon County District Attorney's Office said Hiestand, of Ephrata, pressured a 7-year-old victim into a horrific assault by a 54-year-old Manheim man and filmed it. According to PennLive.com.
Prosecutors allege the abuse took place the night of January 14 and the following morning.
The district attorney's office alleges Hiestand then showed Williams a video of the girl sexually abusing another child.
Prosecutors say Hiestand became upset about the disturbing accusations when he spoke with detectives.
“Mr. Hiestand was later interviewed by Lebanon County Detective Agency officers and revealed that the child had indeed been abused by Edward Williams, and that he told the victim that he needed to forgive the abuse. admitted,” the prosecutor said. Lebanon Daily News reported.
She also faces charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, as well as child pornography charges, the newspaper said.
She was arrested Friday, days after Williams was arrested, and charged with rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and two other related felonies. Pennlive.com reported.
Prosecutors said Williams was taken into custody after authorities viewed video of the abuse.
Prosecutors said the young victim told a nurse that Williams would touch her inappropriately when they watched movies together.
A second child told police that Williams rubbed her arms and legs creepily but did not rape her because she knew it would alert authorities, prosecutors said.
