Woman who allowed boyfriend to abuse children gets 12 years in prison

A woman who permitted her boyfriend to sexually abuse three young girls was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday.

Elizabeth Smith, 32, pleaded guilty to four counts of endangering children in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.

Her boyfriend, Nicholas White, raped the children over multiple years dating back to 2013. The victims were between the ages of 7 and 9 at the time of the abuse.

Smith gave White “permission to engage in this activity and set parameters on the scope of the abuse” involving some of the children.

White took a plea deal last week and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. He said in court he was a victim of abuse as a child and blamed his action on that. He also apologized to the victims.

Judge Patrick Dinkelacker who presided over both Smith and White's cases said he had no sympathy for White.

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Prosecutors also say Smith took photos of one of the girls’ genitals contributing to White's "disturbing" child pornography collection.

Court documents say that in the summer of 2017 White sent Smith a text message, asking her to solicit the 15-year-old girl “to engage in sexual activity with both defendants.” Smith then showed the teen the text message, the documents say.

Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Schrimpf said the state offered White a plea deal to spare the girls the trauma of having to testify in court about what happened.