BENSON, Minn. --An Appleton woman has pleaded guilty to having sex with a juvenile male she used to babysit.

listen live watch live

In an appearance in Swift County District Court, Kelly Lilee Petersen, 29, pleaded guilty to one felony count of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.

The male was under the age of 16 and had a "significant relationship" with Petersen, according to the charges filed against her.

Three other criminal sexual conduct charges were dismissed in the plea agreement.

According to court documents, Petersen had been a former babysitter for the juvenile male and was friends with the juvenile's mother. Police began investigating Aug. 27 when Petersen called police to say she had had sexual intercourse with a boy between the age of 13 and 16. Petersen allegedly made the call to police after telling the boy's mother that she had had sex with her boy the week before. Sentencing is set for Jan. 5 before Judge David Mennis.