A shameless mother has given her daughter to a drug dealer in exchange for heroin in yet another case of shocking child abuse.
April Corcoran offered her daughter to drug dealer for heroin
A heartless mother has been dragged to court after she offered her 11-year-old daughter to a drug dealer in exchange for heroin. She pleaded to the charge.
According to Metro, April Corcoran, 32, traded in her daughter with drug dealer Shandell Willingham so she could get heroin and even gave some to the child.
She is charged with human trafficking, corrupting another with drugs and endangering children.
According to court papers, Willingham allegedly forced the girl to carry out s*x acts, some of which were filmed in his home between February and June 2014. The abuse only stopped when the girl moved to live with her father and stepmother and told them what happened.
Willingham, 42, was charged on 26 counts and also faces a life sentence.
He is already serving a 42-year prison sentence for unrelated crimes in another state.
Corcoran’s lawyer, James Bogan, reportedly told the court that she wanted to take ‘responsibility for her actions’ and did not wish her daughter any further trauma of having to testify on trial.
Hamilton County Prosecutor, Joseph Deters, told the court: ‘Even after all my years as a prosecutor, I continue to be amazed at how badly parents treat their children.
‘What this little girl endured is unimaginable and I can only hope that mum and drug dealer’s prosecution, the love and support of her family, and intense counselling will help this child regain some trust in the world.
‘This case is Exhibit A for how devastating heroin is to our communities.’
Corcoran is due to be sentenced on July 19, while her daughter remains in the custody of her father.