Woman accused of taking naked pictures of child tells magistrate she's pregnant

NEWARK - A woman accused of taking sexually explicit photos of her 4-year-old child reportedly found out she was pregnant with another when she was brought into the Licking County Justice Center.

Jennifer Seymour, 31, told Licking County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Matthew George she just found out she was pregnant during a bond hearing Wednesday afternoon.

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Seymour asked for a relatively low bond because she needed to get home and inform her fiance of the news. However, Seymour's news had already been relayed to her fiance, who was viewing her hearing on a video monitor in the Courthouse.

The fiance thwacked his head against a bench in the courtroom and began muttering "I knew it" as the hearing continued.

Seymour, a Newark resident, was appearing after being charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second-degree felony.

According to court records, Newark Police were notified Tuesday of Seymour allegedly taking inappropriate photographs of her 4-year-old child and sending them to someone on social media.

Police were able to obtain copies of Seymour's conversations over the social media application, including a conversation including photographs of the child. In the photos, the child is nude and in various poses, according to court records.

Seymour reportedly admitted to taking the photographs and sending them over the Internet to another person. She also admitted that a hand which can be seen in one of the photographs is hers.

Assistant Licking County Prosecutor Dan Benoit said additional charges of pandering, as well as a sexual assault type of offense, may be considered by a grand jury in the coming weeks as they review the case for possible indictment.

George set Seymour's bond at $250,000 and ordered her to have no contact with the victim or anyone under the age of 18.