Woman 'had sex with girl, 7, at request of her married boyfriend so he would leave his wife'

A 26-year-old woman allegedly had sex with a seven-year-old girl to prove to her love to her married boyfriend.

Margaret Ann O'Neill told police she performed oral sex on the girl to satisfy the 'sexual appetite' of her boyfriend Christopher Smith.

She said she had carried out the illegal act in an attempt to show Smith, 32, how much she loved him after he promised to leave his wife for her.

Margaret Ann O'Neill, 26, was arrested after she allegedly performed oral sex on a girl, 7, to please her married boyfriend

Police said Smith, of Kissimmee, Florida, had manipulated his mistress into carrying out the sex acts.

He was arrested on December 5th after another woman he was having an affair with called police when he asked her to have sex with the same abused seven year old.

Police seized his cell phone and found video footage of Smith having sex with the seven-year-old girl. They also found footage of O'Neill performing oral sex on the child.

Investigators revealed Smith's wife told them she found a video of him abusing a child in February - but chose not to alert authorities because she 'wanted to protect' the child's family.

In a bid to get further evidence against Smith they set up a sting operation and recorded him talking about abusing children.

Christopher Smith, 32, was arrested after another woman, who was neither Ms O'Neill nor his wife, called police to say he had asked her to perform a similar act on the child. Videos on his cell phone backed up her claims

Details of Smith and O'Neill's arrest have just been released by Orange County Sheriffs.

When O'Neill was questioned, she told police that she performed the acts so that Smith would leave his wife and be with her.

O'Neill said that Smith was a 'manipulator' and that she was 'afraid of what he would do if she did not participate in the sexual activity,' according to an arrest affidavit.

O'Neill was booked into the Orange County Jail on five counts of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 and three counts of criminal conspiracy to commit sexual battery.